harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
it seems so; that's what it looks like
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
fear of heights; acrophobia
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
elevator landing; elevator hall
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
welcome!; nice to see you!
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
financier (type of pastry)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is