door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to cense; to burn incense
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to have one's horizons broadened
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
man; male; masculine gender
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all