to look old; to become musty; to wear out
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
(barbed) wire entanglements
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
standing tall; towering; soaring
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
interior; inside; internal
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
here and there; in places
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
advance; moving forward; progress
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out