to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
every year; yearly; annually
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
preference; priority; precedence
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be at a loss for words
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sanity; consciousness; soberness