there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originally; by nature; from the start
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
good feeling; feeling good
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
how; in what way; how about
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
development; exploitation
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
number two; mistress; concubine
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
present; gift; to give a present or gift
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
favorite; favourite; habitually used
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with