newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
talk; story; conversation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
progress; advance; improvement; development
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
clientele; customer stratum
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to project; to stick out; to stand out
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)