I.
noun
1 beginning
ADJECTIVE
▪ successful
▪
It was the most successful ~ of any British movie ever.
▪ chess
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
the famous ~ to the novel
2 hole; way in/out
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , wide
▪ narrow , small
▪ window
VERB + OPENING
▪ cut
▪ create , make
▪ block , cover , seal
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
to cut an ~ in the fence
▪ ~ to
▪
the ~ to the kitchen
3 opportunity; job which is available
ADJECTIVE
▪ new
▪ possible
▪ clear ( sports )
▪
He missed one of the clearest ~s in the game.
▪ job , political
VERB + OPENING
▪ create , provide
▪
Cooper created the ~ for Russell to shoot the first goal.
▪ give sb
▪ fill
▪
She is the strongest candidate to fill this ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for , ~ in
▪
career ~s for biologists in industry
4 ceremony
ADJECTIVE
▪ grand
▪ formal
▪ official , royal , state
▪
the state ~ of Parliament ( in the UK )
VERB + OPENING
▪ attend
▪ celebrate
▪ mark
OPENING + NOUN
▪ ceremony
II.
adj.
Opening is used with these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ address , ↑ balance , ↑ batsman , ↑ bell , ↑ bend , ↑ bid , ↑ ceremony , ↑ chapter , ↑ concert , ↑ credit , ↑ day , ↑ fixture , ↑ hour , ↑ lap , ↑ measure , ↑ minute , ↑ monologue , ↑ move , ↑ movement , ↑ night , ↑ page , ↑ paragraph , ↑ passage , ↑ prelude , ↑ quarter , ↑ reception , ↑ remark , ↑ round , ↑ scene , ↑ section , ↑ sentence , ↑ sequence , ↑ session , ↑ shot , ↑ skirmish , ↑ solo , ↑ speech , ↑ stage , ↑ time , ↑ track , ↑ try