getting closer;  drawing nearer;  being not much different;  being near (age, skill, etc.);  becoming close (i.e. friendly);  becoming intimate
 while;  even though;  despite
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 to threaten;  to make threats
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 retreat;  falling back;  recession;  waning;  backspace (key)
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 to persevere;  to persist;  to insist that;  to stick to (one's opinion);  to remain in a place;  to stick to one's post
 to receive;  to take;  to get somebody to do something;  to have in one's pocket (a fight, match);  to contract (a disease);  to catch
 to understand;  to comprehend;  to become clear;  to be known;  I know!;  I think so too!
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very
 you;  presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
 to take out;  to get out;  to put out;  to reveal;  to submit (e.g. thesis);  to turn in;  to publish
 conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard;  reason;  cause;  meaning;  circumstances;  situation
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 requisition;  requisitioning;  seizure;  confiscation;  impounding;  retaining (e.g. deposit)
 et cetera;  etc.;  and the like;  and so forth
 way to use something;  treatment;  management (of help)
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 skillful;  skilful;  delicious;  appetizing;  fortunate;  splendid
 check;  keeping in check;  containment (of enemy forces);  diversionary action;  pickoff throw;  holding a runner on base
 to do;  to undertake;  to send;  to dispatch;  to put;  to move;  to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 to take;  to pick up;  to pass;  to hand;  to get;  to obtain;  to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
 sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone;  throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them;  poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 party;  group;  crew;  company (of troops);  corps;  unit
 to come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 adds force or indicates command
 mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus);  common dolphinfish;  dolphin;  dorado
 Mr.;  Mrs.;  makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions);  state;  situation
 safe;  secure;  certainly;  surely;  no thanks;  I'm good
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 no matter what it takes;  by any means necessary;  at all costs;  by hook or by crook
 to drop;  to lose;  to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.);  to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair);  to lose (a match);  to reject (an applicant);  to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
 life;  life force;  lifetime;  lifespan;  most important thing;  foundation
 to wager;  to bet;  to risk;  to stake;  to gamble
 great cause;  moral law;  justice
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 greed;  craving;  desire;  appetite;  hunger;  avarice