to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
stairs; stairway; staircase
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
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
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to rock; to shake; to swing
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
blow; shock; strike; batting
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
relatively; comparatively
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation