to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
front; frontage; facade; main
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
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
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
door; gate; opening; title page
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve