stairs; stairway; staircase
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
door; gate; opening; title page
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
chance; opportunity; occasion
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
such; like that; that sort of
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
beyond that point; after that
as expected; as predicted
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
many; much; plenty; hardly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
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)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
here and there; everywhere
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)