event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
front; frontage; facade; main
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
at; in; at; when; by; with
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
from the viewpoint of; according to
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
electronic piano; digital piano
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
hello; good day; good afternoon
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...