end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
such ... as; or some such
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as expected; as predicted
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)