so to speak; so to call it; as it were
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
considerably; greatly; a lot
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
sailor suit; middy uniform
bent back; hunchback; stoop