RELATED WORDS
PARAPHRASING
1) a part of a wall set back from the rest, often with a bed or seats (alcove)
2) a period of time when work or business is stopped; a part of a room where the wall is set back from the main part; a deep, inner part (recess)
to reduce (a person) to a lower rank or grade
downgrade, lower in rank
to prevent (a person) from leaving, travelling etc
hold, keep back; arrest
to prevent or hinder (something)
hinder, obstruct