desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to pack; to box; to package
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
light; easy; non-serious; minor