(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
corridor; hallway; passageway
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
meaning; significance; sense
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say no more; to sink into silence
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to cry and shout; to scream
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to be given up; to be discontinued
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)