stairs; stairway; staircase
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
handrail; railing; banister
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
intermission (between acts); interlude
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
out of character; unlike one
be (that) as it may; having said that
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
indicate reason; infers some protest
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
waste of time; killing time
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
woman; lady; adult female
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
person in charge; official; attendant
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
blighted love; disappointed love
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square