stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw into; to dump in together
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
fourth day of the month; four days
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
meaning; significance; sense
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
if you think about it; come to think of it
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
how; in what way; by what means