first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
other side; opposite side; other party
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
stairs; stairway; staircase
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
while; during (the time when)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
suspension bridge; rope bridge
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
hesitation; indecision; vacillation