stairs; stairway; staircase
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to compete with; to vie for
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
joint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship; joint hosting
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ten; 10; ten years of age
branch store; branch of a firm
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
flight; desertion; escape
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)