(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
the times; the world; society
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
proposal; proposition; suggestion
how can (one) do something
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
programme; program; plans; arrangements
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
street; quarter; district; area
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle