stairs; stairway; staircase
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
a dime a dozen; two a penny
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
opposite side; other side
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
other side; opposite side; other party
beautification; glorification
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental