isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
natural environment; (the) environment
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
sunlight; rays of the Sun
hijab; Muslim head covering for women
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
along; parallel to; in accordance with
around the world; throughout the world
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age