to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
training range; training grounds; training area
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
more than usual (usu. time)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
maid; helper; help; assistance
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
righteousness; justice; right
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness