sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
stairs; stairway; staircase
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
course; route; path; process; stages
hidden room; secret chamber
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
beyond that point; after that
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power