opening ceremony (of the school term)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
surrounding at a distance
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
general idea; concept; notion
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
fashion show (on a catwalk)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to entertain; to make welcome
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
supply; supplying; replenishment
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
prenuptial agreement; prenup
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
even further; and then some; even more
Europe and America; the West
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
even if not; even without
prenuptial agreement; prenup
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
distrust; unjust suspicion
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)