courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
surroundings; environs; circumference
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
colour; color; hue; tints
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
personal feelings; self-interest
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
half and half; fifty-fifty
such ... as; or some such
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
woman; female; feminine gender
active; dynamic; energetic
man; male; masculine gender
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)