lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
throat; important part; vital area
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to applaud; to cheer (for)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
fluent (in a language); flowing
equality; impartiality; evenness
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
very loud volume; megavolume
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
at once; immediately; right now
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
plural; multiple; plural (number)