noon; midday; daytime; lunch
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
explosive; blasting powder
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
minimum; at the very least
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
both; both sides; both parties
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
clicking; clopping; clacking
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
rotating warning light similar to the one on a patrol car
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
otherwise; or else; if not
security firm; security company
underground; subterranean
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
but; however; provided that
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment