stairs; stairway; staircase
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
sharing; division; draw; tie
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be strangled; to be constricted
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
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 be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
such; this sort of; like this
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
if so; in that case; in that situation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise