stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
massive response; huge reaction; big stir; sensation; major repercussions
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to become possible; to become able to (do)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to be photographed; to be projected
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
editor (in publishing, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance