common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
stairs; stairway; staircase
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to fall off; to tumble down
to be surprised; to be astonished
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
rather; sooner; preferably
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to employ; to hire; to charter
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to escape from; to get out
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
(not so) much; (not) very
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
pessimism; disappointment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
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