to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
changing clothes; change of clothes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to turn completely into; to become completely
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
paste; glue; clothing starch
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)