stairs; stairway; staircase
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
chief (of police); head (of office)
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
physical condition; state of health; shape
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
within the jurisdiction (of); one's jurisdiction; in a pipe
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...