high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
shore; bank (of a body of water)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
very interesting; of great interest
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
at once; there and then; immediately
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
piercing (cold); biting (wind)