stairs; stairway; staircase
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
corridor; hallway; passageway
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
if you think about it; come to think of it
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
how; in what way; by what means
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
attendance (at school); going to school
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
spread; span; expanse; extent
counter seat; seat at the counter
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
indeed; really; truly; very much
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
in proportion to; just as much as
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
difficult to ...; hard to ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)