being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
loud shout; excited cheering
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
switching over to; migration; transition
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
guess; speculation; supposition
region; limits; stage; level
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
castle; Compact Application Solution Language; CASL
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
attack; assault; attempt; try
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to follow advice; to act upon advice
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to detain; to check; to restrain
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense