stairs; stairway; staircase
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
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
corridor; hallway; passageway
imagination; supposition; guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to happen to meet; to come across
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
scene; spectacle; sight; view
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
for example; for instance; e.g.