older sister; lass; young lady
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
to be too late; to be too slow
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
but; however; even though; even if
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
if you think about it; come to think of it
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
judgment; judgement; discernment