sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
banquet or reception hall
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
participation; joining; entry; adherence
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
three; three years of age
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
clergyman; churchman; clergy
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
attendance; presence; appearance
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)