to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to compose; to put together
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
men and women of all ages
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to intend; to be sure that
shyness; bashfulness; shame
directly opposite; right in front
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
recommendation; endorsement
riding fast; driving a horse fast
stairs; stairway; staircase
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitch (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitching
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle