(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
what's what; heads or tails
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
that's the way it is; such is life
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
individual; private person; personal; natural person
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to compete with; to vie for
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
independent action; acting alone
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
lock-opening; lock-picking
2nd day of the month; two days
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)