stairs; stairway; staircase
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to become settled; to be fixed
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit