easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
long ago; a long time ago; already
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to take (be in) charge of
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
half the body; half length
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
desperation; self-abandonment