someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
sympathy; empathy; response
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
information leak; data breach
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
observation; survey; watching
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to have the privilege of doing
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
centre of attention; center of attention
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
starting point; starting line
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
absolutely; positively; decidedly
exercise to help digestion