stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
rudder; ladder (PLC programming paradigm) (programing)
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
first cry of a newborn baby
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
pug-nosed face; person with a pug-nosed face
suspension (from work or school)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
follow-up report; further news
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
high voltage; high tension
(barbed) wire entanglements
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
shipping company; freight company; transport company
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
trustee; councillor (councilor)
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive); (arch.) vile old hag
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon