lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to throw open; to leave open
to run down (stairs, etc.)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
madder red; dark red; crimson
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to attack; to assault; to assail
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
resentment; indignation; anger
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to lean against; to set against
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
site; point on a map; spot
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
surveillance camera; security camera
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse