instruction; direction; briefing
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to distract one's attention
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
silence; stillness; quietness
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
audience; attendance; hearers
grade; class; degree; magnitude