dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
door; gate; opening; title page
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
self-consciousness; self-awareness
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
corridor; hallway; passageway
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
beyond that point; after that
living; lifestyle; living room
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to look around; to survey
journal; magazine; periodical
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
feeling; sense; impression
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
if you think about it; come to think of it
older brother and younger sister