stairs; stairway; staircase
society; public; community; social studies
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
entrance; admission; entering
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
store interior; inside of a shop
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
several people; a few people
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to have a meal together; to sit at table
two persons; two people; pair; couple
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
strong-willed; strong of heart
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism