getting closer;  drawing nearer;  being not much different;  being near (age, skill, etc.);  becoming close (i.e. friendly);  becoming intimate
 autograph;  signature;  sign;  signal;  indication
 to go;  to come;  to be defeated;  to collapse;  to be annoyed;  to be nonplussed
 time;  hour;  occasion;  case;  chance;  opportunity
 to run over (with a vehicle);  to knock down
 particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.);  emphatic particle;  particle adding uncertainty
 to be saved;  to be rescued;  to escape harm;  to be spared damage;  to be helped;  to be saved trouble
 now;  soon;  already;  yet;  further;  more
 meaning;  significance;  sense
 facial expression;  countenance;  look;  appearance;  expression (vocal, etc.)
 uh-huh;  mm-hmm;  with a moan;  with a groan
 you;  buddy;  monarch;  ruler;  he;  she
 owner;  possessor;  holder;  carrier
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 fast;  quick;  early (in the day, etc.);  premature;  (too) soon;  not yet
 he;  she;  this;  this one;  Hey, you!;  You bastard!
 wanted;  wished for;  in need of;  I want (you) to
 hand;  arm;  forepaw;  foreleg;  handle;  hand;  worker
 to concern;  to be related
 important;  momentous;  essential;  principal;  major
 article;  thing;  object;  property;  real estate
 the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life
 society;  public;  community;  social studies
 one person;  being alone;  being by oneself;  being single;  being unmarried;  by oneself
 (confronting a problem, etc.) head-on;  directly;  outright; (lit.) from the front
 to strike against;  to collide with;  to encounter;  to meet;  to clash
 (for something) to have occurred;  to have done (something);  (for something) to happen on occasion
 combat ship;  combat vessel
 counter for ships (large boats);  counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen);  counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
 in its entirety;  whole;  wholly
 to take over;  to capture;  to seize;  to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
 to laugh at;  to ridicule;  to mock;  to make fun of;  to sneer at
 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such);  first name;  famous;  great;  name;  noun
 cross (for crucifixion);  the Cross (of Christ)
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 this way (of doing);  this method;  this sort (of thing);  this type
 elite;  best;  pick;  cream of the crop