to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
interior design; interior; upholstery
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
speaking voice; talking voice
mail; postal matter; postal item
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
business; trade; operations; sales
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
company president; manager; director
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
literally; to the letter; literal
madness; craziness; insanity
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip