This is the 139th most frequent Croatian word.
osim
"Osim" means "except" or "besides" in English.
Here, 'osim' introduces an additional activity that Ana enjoys.
Osim što voli čitati, Ana često planinari.
Besides loving to read, Ana often hikes.
In this sentence, 'osim' limits the items being referred to.
Nema puno toga osim ove knjige na polici.
There isn't much besides this book on the shelf.
Here, 'osim' denotes the exclusion of anything other than the perceived silence.