Here's a question: James raised the stairs, but john wanted to get up too.  What did James have to do to the stairs?

Here are possible answers to this question:
- lower
- push down
- demotion
- pay cut
- repair

I believe the correct choice is "lower", here's why:


if james raised the stairs and john wanted to get up them too, that means he raised them too high and would have to lower them.