class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
trivial; not amounting to much
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(some) more; even more; longer; further
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be prolonged; to drag on
to pass (of time); to elapse
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to flare up; to burst into flames
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
had better ...; had better not ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be surprised; to be astonished
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living