directions; instructions; orders; command
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
head start; initiative; preemption
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
disorder; chaos; confusion
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
beforehand; in advance; previously
order; sequence; procedure
ago; since; before; previous
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
in person; personally; directly
connection; link; relationship
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to be conspicuous; to stand out
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
notice; attention; observation