"In the 1970s she called the smoke-filled kitchen of her tiny flat in Moscow "the inn of merry beggars" after the dissident writers and intellectuals who crammed into it, seeking her help."
"Etymological detour ahead, please skip if it bores you: These types of negotiations used to take place in what was originally called "smoke-filled back rooms" -- but of course, the rooms are now smoke-free."
"Frightened passengers clawed their way through the smoke-filled cabin and most managed to escape before the explosion."