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encircle(verb, trouble, control, set, check)
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encompass(verb, support, hold, trouble, set)
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setting(noun, environment, surroundings, milieu, external forces)
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circle(verb, support, trouble, attack, open)
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enclose(verb, support, hold, trouble, control)
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environment(noun, surroundings, milieu, external forces, External Forces)
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environs(noun, environment, surroundings, milieu, external forces)
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ring(verb, support, trouble, attack, open)
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hem in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, control)
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envelop(verb, hold, set, cover, overcome)
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gird(verb, support, set, open, secure)
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surroundings(noun, environment, milieu, external forces, External Forces)
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confine(verb, control, set, check, reduce)
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context(noun, verb, environment, surroundings, milieu)
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border(noun, verb, move, set, end)
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besiege(verb, trouble, attack, overcome, annoy)
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circumscribe(verb, control, set, check, mark)
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environ(noun, verb, support, trouble, attack)
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fence(verb, separate, restrict, protect, circle)
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skirt(verb, move, end, touch, turn)
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