stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
long ago; previous; of a former age
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
adds force or indicates command
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
employee; employed person
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
after a long time; for the first time in a while
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
feeling; sense; impression
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
diligence and indolence; attendance and absence (at work)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)