getting closer;  drawing nearer;  being not much different;  being near (age, skill, etc.);  becoming close (i.e. friendly);  becoming intimate
 fresh troops;  fresh players;  newcomer;  new employee;  new method;  new way
 no;  nay;  well;  er;  you're welcome;  not at all
 signal;  signalling;  signaling;  traffic light;  traffic signal
 number;  edition;  sobriquet;  pen-name;  size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.);  suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
 to be due to;  to be caused by;  to depend on;  to turn on;  to be based on;  to come from
 round;  circular;  curved;  smooth;  harmonious;  calm
 request;  commission;  entrusting (with a matter);  dependence;  reliance
 moving forward (e.g. vehicle);  onward movement;  advance (work, procedure, etc.);  advancement;  progress (of a disease);  disease progression
 obstruction;  check;  hindrance;  prevention;  impediment;  interdiction
 or;  either ... or;  maybe;  perhaps;  some ... and others ...;  sometimes ... and at other times ...
 sending a ship to the bottom;  sinking (a ship);  to sink a ship
 service station;  gas station;  shortstop;  sporty sedan;  steamship;  SS;  Secret Service
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 class (e.g. school);  grade;  rank;  kyū;  kyu;  junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
 displacement (e.g. of a ship);  volume of wastewater
 compulsion;  coercion;  forcing (to do);  enforcement
 wave motion;  undulation;  surge;  wave
 armoring;  armouring;  armor;  armour
 centimeter;  centimetre;  centi-;  10^-2;  sentimental
 coaxial mounting;  multiple mounting
 group;  (free) radical;  counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
 gate;  branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master;  division;  phylum;  counter for cannons
 the rest;  the others;  in addition (to that);  besides that;  and so forth;  and the like
 laser;  Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
 high-angle or anti-aircraft gun
 yes;  that is correct;  um;  errr;  huh?;  grrr
 proximity;  nearness;  being nearby;  approaching;  drawing near;  coming close
 large number (of);  many;  majority
 biggest;  greatest;  largest;  maximum
 knot (nautical mile per hour)