step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
reason; cause; circumstances
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to spring at; to leap upon
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to talk to oneself; to mutter
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
time required; time taken; necessary time
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
undisputed; entirely; perfect
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
immediately; at once; instantly
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to claim victims; to leave casualties
visual confirmation; sighting