silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
corridor; hallway; passageway
in comparison to; rather than
considerably; fairly; quite
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
moisture; humidity; dampness
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to jar; to creak; to grate
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
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
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
greeting; a fine thing to say
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...