corridor; hallway; passageway
family; relatives; dependents; household
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
door; gate; opening; title page
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
what do you want?; can I help you?
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
rather; better; instead; if anything
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
surely; certainly; without doubt
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
stairs; stairway; staircase
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
collection of books; (personal) library
material; materials; data; information; documents
tool; implement; means; furniture
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell