matter; thing; affair; circumstance
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to have one's horizons broadened
while moving; on the move
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)