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curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

2

G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)

1

one; one

1

stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

4

standing in a group; standing up in unison

1

fender (of a car); wing; fender (on a boat)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling

1

cave; hollow; cavity; hollow

1

loud shout; excited cheering

1

to boil strongly; to be excited

1

the first and second; a few

5

sea; ocean; waters

12

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

1

Mavis

1

crater; pockmark

7

almost; roughly; approximately

5

construction; architecture (of buildings)

2

consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)

1

world's largest

2

multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

4

everywhere; at every turn

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

3

screen

2

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

2

sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio

1

(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

3

guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience

2

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

first-class

2

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami

1

smoke; smoked

1

hologram

3

light-emitting diode; LED

2

boisterous dance

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

9

global scale

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

3

cheap

2

speaker

1

underground space; subterranean space; subterranea

1

gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body

1

to tame; to win over

2

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

1