Key and Passage

Key

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Passage and key are semantically related. in answer topic. In some cases you can use "Passage" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

Passage noun - An established course for traveling from one place to another.

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Key and passage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Key" instead a noun "Passage".

Nearby Words: pass, passed, passing, passageway, passaged

old	old key	old passage
low	low key	low passage
safe	safe key	safe passage
special	special key	special passage
Other adjectives: similar, normal, specific, certain, original, free, correct, single, small, actual, large, dark, important, secret, ancient, new, final, hidden, last, aforementioned.

They are quarding a key and a passage to the next level respectively, and have a lot of buildup to their respective fights, with the characters actually commenting on them.

Source: Boss In Mook Clothing / RPG
The 7-note key is the title passage of "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me (2 films earlier); it is less obvious, though, because Q stops after 5 notes and James Bond fills in the final 2 a few seconds later.

Source: Songs in the Key of Lock
At one point in Clue, Colonel Mustard and Miss Scarlet stumble upon a secret passage that brings them into the lounge, which had been locked earlier in the movie and can only be unlocked with a key.

Source: Reckless Gun Usage

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