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prelude, something that comes before a more important event or action which introduces or prepares for it:

The changes are seen as a prelude to wide-ranging reforms

salient, The salient facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them:

She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal.

The article presented the salient facts of the dispute clearly and concisely

subdued, to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing:

The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.

He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression.

benign, pleasant and kind: a benign old lady

fearsome, an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful or bad that is happening or might happen:

Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman.

Even when the waves grew bi

contemplate, to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way:

[+ ing form of verb] I'm contemplating going abroad for a year.

You're not contemplating a change of job, are

alleviating, to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe:

The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.

awash, covered with a liquid, especially water:

By the time I discovered the problem, the floor was awash