sorry; excuse me; thank you
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
correction; rectification; mending; repair
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to telephone; to make a phone call
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to say no more; to sink into silence
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
point in question (at issue)
to ask; to enquire; to query
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
first class plus; extra special
suspicious character (person, figure)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to give directions; to issue instructions
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
observation; survey; watching
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service