step; stride; counter for steps
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
trunk (of the body); soma
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
comparatively; relatively
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
again; once more; a second time
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
reaching; attaining; arrival
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to make a person's blood run cold
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
stifled (laughter); simmering
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring