emergency staircase; fire escape
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to jar; to creak; to grate
omen; sign; notice; indication
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
stairs; stairway; staircase
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
surroundings; circumference
consumption; expenditure; spending
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
compressibility; compression ratio
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to pierce through; to break through
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to this extent; to this degree; this much
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light