start; commencement; beginning; initiation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to watch over; to watch attentively
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
rest; break; recess; intermission
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
participation; joining; entry; adherence
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil; the three wise monkeys
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
several people; a few people
interception (email); wiretap; bug
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
story; tale; talk; discussion
without; but if; otherwise; or else
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout