top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
reaching; attaining; arrival
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tomfoolery; monkey business
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
nice; likeable; desirable
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
all you have to do is; just; that's all
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
if you think about it; come to think of it
skill; dexterity; master hand
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
great speed; recklessly fast speed
largest company; industry leader
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic