outside world; physical world
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
door; gate; opening; title page
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(prison) inmate; detainee; internee; in-patient (hospital); resident (institution)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
silence; stillness; quietness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
time; hour; period; class
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
though; notwithstanding; although
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
of course; certainly; naturally
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to rock; to shake; to swing