someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
it's been a long time; long time no see
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to dye; to colour; to color
considerably; greatly; a lot
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
brown; light brown; tawny
tips of one's hair; hair ends
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
later on; eventually; afterwards
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
although I say; although one might say; although called
finish; finishing; finishing touches
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little