preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
participants; participating athletes
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
obese body; corpulent physique
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
both; both sides; both parties
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
distant; remote; isolated
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
general public; the masses
saz (long-necked lute common in Turkish folk music); baglama
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
alternately; by turns; one after the other
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot