stairs; stairway; staircase
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
serves you right!; see what happens!
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
called; known as; that; to say
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
disorder; chaos; confusion
decrease; reduction; decline
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph