if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
construction; architecture (of buildings)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to be transparent; to show through
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
stairs; stairway; staircase
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
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
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
long ago; a long time ago; already
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
getting an advance (on one's salary)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
means of transportation; transport service
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to be found; to be discovered
these guys; these fellows
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
familiar spirit; familiar
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained