stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
penalty; sentence; punishment
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
(large) house; residence; mansion
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
frequency (of occurrence)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
precondition; prerequisite
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
influential person; man of importance
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
change; alteration; modification
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
less than ...; smaller ...
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
of course; certainly; indeed
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence