familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
handrail; railing; banister
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
although I say; although one might say; although called
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
electricity; (electric) light
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
year in, year out; always; 24-7
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
police officer; policeman; constable
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
granted that; even if; even though
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind