stairs; stairway; staircase
any more; any further; any better; any longer
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
softly; mildly; gently; politely
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to turn towards; to point
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
coincident with; while; simultaneously
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
please (give me); please (do for me)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth