old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
stairs; stairway; staircase
to jar; to creak; to grate
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
donation; contribution; endowment
rich person; wealthy person
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
rich person; wealthy person
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
considerably; greatly; a lot
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to look away; to turn away
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
beyond that point; after that
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)