lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
back (of a chair); backrest
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
party given in recognition of a person's services
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
co-sleeping; sleeping together
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
trivia; snippet of knowledge
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
throughput; processing power
the lower classes; the common people
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
majority group (party, faction)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to prowl after; to keep watch on
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
avoiding or dodging responsibility
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
submission date; filing date; due date (e.g. for homework)