stairs; stairway; staircase
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to jump up and down; to hop
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)