Building up
Wall and building up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wall" instead a noun phrase "Building up".
Wall
Wall noun - A physical object that blocks the way.
Building up and wall are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Building up" instead a noun "Wall".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Otaku Surrogate: Jen may be building up to be a subtle or soon-to-be uncloseted example, judging by the decorations in her office (the most obvious being the poster on the wall to the right of Jen starting in late Series 3, but a Freeze-Frame Bonus shows a few significant examples on her shelf).
Source: Series / The IT Crowd -
He'd tried for years on end to be the laughing, joking type, building up that wall between himself and everyone else — and he eventually learned better from a patient who was terminally ill, bedridden, and in constant care.
Source: Sad Clown -
Ian building up a wall of pillows to stop Anthony touching him in his sleep (eventually Anthony just starts touching himself).
Source: Web Video / Smosh
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