-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
admiration; wonder; astonishment
with a start; with a jump
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
breaking off an engagement
have to do; must; should; ought to
on the occasion of; at the time of
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
government service; official position; civil service
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
as much as one can; as much as possible
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
caustic words; defiant words
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stairs; stairway; staircase
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
floor above; floor upstairs
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude