stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
speaking voice; talking voice
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
plural; multiple; several
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to make a speech; to address
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to happen to meet; to come across
remembrance; recollection; recognition
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
tension; mental strain; nervousness
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
external wound; (physical) trauma
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to pile up; to accumulate
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on