stairs; stairway; staircase
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
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
apparent; obvious; very clear
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
true state; actual condition; reality
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to like; to love; to be fond of
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
bluff; false show of power; bold front
pride; boast; credit (to)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
it's no joke; gimme a break!
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
every person; each one; everybody
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
desperately; for one's dear life
in the same way as; just like
the same kind; accomplice; partner
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
fourth day of the month; four days
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition