downstairs / the foot of the stairs

to shop, to buy

(military) a marine

flowering, blossoming / (by extension) showing results, bearing fruit, being successful

to flower, to blossom, to bloom / (by extension) to show results, to bear fruit, to be a success

opening and shutting

open and shut

reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune

civilization/modernization (in accordance with Western standards)

to civilize/modernize (in accordance with Western standards)