stairs; stairway; staircase
several people; a few people
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
somehow; for some reason or other
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
genuine; authentic; true; real
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to have an eye on; to zero in on
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
private person; individual
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to awake from one's sleep
anything and everything; just about everything
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
general; popular; common; typical
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points