column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
bent back; hunchback; stoop
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
and then; and so; and; so then
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
with a start; with a jump
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to indicate; to show; to point to
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees