before the gate; in front of the gate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
stairs; stairway; staircase
man; male; masculine gender
to run down (stairs, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
gentle; mild; meek; tender
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
you (plural); all of you; you all
please (give me); please (do for me)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course