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
and yet; though; when; in spite of
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
living; lifestyle; living room
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
hello; good day; good afternoon
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
video game (played on a home console)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to speak; to hear a voice
interference; meddling; butting in
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; like this; in this way
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
by myself; in person; by oneself
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire