stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in comparison to; rather than
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
honour; honor; glory; privilege
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also