20 years old; (arch.) twenty
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
stairs; stairway; staircase
emergency staircase; fire escape
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
that; the matter in question
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to withstand; to be able to endure
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
the front; honest; upright; decent
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
guidance; leadership; leading the way
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole