on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
festival merrymaking; revelry
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to lie down; to throw oneself down
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble