someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
kitchen; financial situation
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
preparation; arrangements
to begin; to set about; to start
considerably; greatly; a lot
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
winner; victor; conqueror
decision; settlement; definition
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth