lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to find fault with; to question
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)