secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
pessimism; negative thinking
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
all you want; as much as one wants
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
it seems so; that's what it looks like
it's not like; it isn't as if
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
(wind or human-powered) warship
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
transport; transportation
match; game; bout; contest
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
breaking up a match (on the decision of the referee, in boxing, etc.)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
depending on; dependent on