nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
graduation ceremony; commencement
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
bygones; the past; past event
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
is something that; is that which
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
as you see; as you can see
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain