entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page
to throw open; to leave open
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
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
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to spend time (on doing something)
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
that is to say; so that means
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation