stairs; stairway; staircase
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
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
door; gate; opening; title page
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
right side; right-hand side
front; frontage; facade; main
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
welcome!; nice to see you!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
like this; this sort; this way
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)