stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
item; something that one "just has to have"
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to talk; to chat; to chatter
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
waste of time; killing time
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be found; to be discovered
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
considerably; fairly; quite
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
arm; skill; efforts; ability
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy