14. holiday & celebration Flashcards
a vacation.
Set amid the expansive dense forest of Singapore, it offers a #getaway from the hustle of cosmopolitan life.
join in marriage.
She said the church would readily #marry divorcees because it was like a ‘completely new beginning’.
sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.
According to WrestleVotes, Edge has signed a three-year contract with WWE and is being paid #significant money.
a system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water.
The money raised will be used towards the costs of the centre’s support #service.
done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important situation or occasion.
I just feel that this is one of those formal occasions that gets big headlines because it’s a #formal occasion and not because it really matters.
the action of marking one’s pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social, activity.
It was a time of great sadness for her family, but also one of #celebration.
a day or period of celebration, typically a religious commemoration.
He charged that in Tripura Hindu religious #festivals were not allowed to be celebrated by Christians.
a person who receives or entertains other people as guests.
One of my fellow guests, the #host whispered, was a vegetarian - did I mind?
a place with temporary accommodations of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, prisoners, or travelers.
We are not a symbolic representation of war, of a refugee #camp , or a shantytown.
relating to or believing in a religion.
Evidence from the 10th century suggests that this era was marked by a thriving #religious community.
(of a decision, event, or change) of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future.
One way or another, it is promising to be a #momentous week in the history of York City Football Club.
impossible to forget; very memorable.
The guy’s just inexplicably #unforgettable in the role that made him an international star.
a vacation spent together by a newly married couple.
The reception was held at the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport and afterwards the happy couple left on their #honeymoon.
feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.
It helps to live a happy life and also make other people’s life happy and #joyful.
a thing that happens, especially one of importance.
It’s too bad that most of his monologues were so focused on current #events because it made them hard to watch now.
existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established.
The long-established, #traditional view is that they are distinct.
come together or cause to come together again after a period of separation or disunity.
Some users even #reunite with old friends while others have found the love of their life.
a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period.
His family remembers him ‘drawing all the time’, copying historical #costumes from books, as well as sketching original designs.
an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
There, pageants and #performances could be presented against the authentic background of Clifford’s Tower and the Castle Museum buildings.
a large open-air fire used as part of a celebration, for burning trash, or as a signal.
There are often #bonfires in the back garden of that house.
a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.
She was totally unprepared for the maelstrom of emotion and #excitement in which she found herself.
hold (someone) closely in one’s arms, especially as a sign of affection.
She first heads over to Rena, who #embraces her warmly despite the fact that she just saw her only a few hours ago.
very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
There was #tremendous enthusiasm among radicals everywhere for the new Paris Commune form of government.
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
Only mankind is #unique , in that unlike the fox, he kills his own species by the tens of thousands.
