| muse(noun, excitement, influence, idea, spur) |
| needling |
| notion(noun, excitement, influence, idea, spur) |
| opening(addition, establishment, introduction, preface, prelude) |
| opening remarks(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction) |
| overture(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface) |
| pioneering(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface) |
| preamble(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface) |
| preface(noun, opening, addition, establishment, introduction) |
| preliminaries(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface) |
| prelude(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface) |
| presentation(noun, opening, addition, establishment, introduction) |
| primer(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface) |
| prodding |
| proem(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface) |
| prolegomenon(noun, opening, addition, establishment, introduction) |
| prologue(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface) |
| prompting(noun, verb) |
| provocation(noun, excitement, stirring, stimulation, arousal) |
| reawakening |