stairs; stairway; staircase
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
just one person; only one
to think of; to come up with
polydactyly; polydactylism; hyperdactyly
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
little finger; pinky; little toe
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
that is to say; so that means
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
compositional rules; musical grammar
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept