first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
electricity; (electric) light
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
stairs; stairway; staircase
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
without permission; without notice
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
moving; touching; stirring
single word; a few words; brief comment
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
had better ...; had better not ...
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
spread; span; expanse; extent
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
way out; means to escape; escape route
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
event; phenomenon; matter
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people