to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
imagination; supposition; guess
such; this sort of; like this
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
general idea; concept; notion
such ... as; or some such
going on a pleasure jaunt
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to gather; to collect; to assemble
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
advanced level; high grade; senior
middle class; bourgeoisie
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fair; exhibition; exposition
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
distant place; remote point
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
short trip; brief journey; excursion
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
of course; certainly; naturally
each and all; every single one; everybody
development; exploitation