ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
present; gift; to give a present or gift
under the staircase; understairs
to get strong; to gain strength
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
matter of time; question of time
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
veil of darkness; curtain of night
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence