thunderous roar; roaring sound
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
while; even though; despite
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
here and there; in places
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
platform; home; home base; home plate
left side; left-hand side
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
first-aid; emergency (aid)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time