dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
and yet; though; when; in spite of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to discuss; to talk together
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to go out and away; to leave
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
just because; even if; even though
festival; feast; carnival
festival merrymaking; revelry
to subsist; to keep on living
meeting; greeting; welcome
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar