lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to run down (stairs, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to grow taller (of people)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
station; office; guardroom
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
end of term; end of semester
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
urban areas; the streets; town; city
succession; continuation; series; sequence
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
ago; since; before; previous
karoshi; death from overwork
being very busy; busyness
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
theological school; seminary
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance