to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
how many people; a number of people
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
exaltation; emotional uplift