stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
little finger; pinky; little toe
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
how long; how much; to what extent
due form; official; formality
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to subsist; to keep on living
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to set (sun); to become dark
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
platform; home; home base; home plate
emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
very interesting; of great interest
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
closing time; lockup; curfew
female university student; female college student
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter