upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
short and stout; small but wide around
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
three generations; three periods; third generation
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
suspicious-looking; fishy
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
root; source; origin; cause
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
Red Devils (nickname for various sports teams); Red Devil (nickname for various Italian WWII hand grenades))
to be hot on a person's heels
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
distrust of (other) human beings
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to succeed; to bear fruit
waiting for someone to arrive
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist