stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
recently; lately; these days
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
producer (film, TV, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
article; news story; report; account
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
company president; manager; director
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
big splash; big response; major repercussions