lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
choices; alternatives; options
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
dear me; I mean; or rather
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
impossible; unlikely; improbable
guess; conjecture; surmise
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
topic of discussion; agenda
home area; home town; local
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
handful; small amount; small number
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
how long; how far; how much
the other day; lately; recently
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
eighth month of the lunar calendar
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter