to distance oneself (from);  to keep (something or someone) at a distance;  to maintain a distance (from)
 to shorten the distance (between);  to close the gap (e.g. on the leader);  to get closer (e.g. to someone);  to close in (on)
 to distance oneself (from);  to keep (something or someone) at a distance;  to maintain a distance (from)
 sense of distance (physical or emotional);  feeling of distance
 short distance;  short range;  short-haul
 middle-distance (races);  intermediate-range (missile)
 to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
 distance in a straight line
 distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.);  carry (of a golf ball);  flight (of an arrow)
 long distance relationship
 short-distance race;  sprint
 cruising range;  flying range
 distance travelled;  mileage
 distance between two cars
 long-distance call;  trunk call
 long-distance transportation (transport, haulage)
 intermediate-range ballistic missile;  IRBM
 range (of a gun);  firing distance
 talus;  astragalus;  anklebone
 evenhanded foreign policy;  equidistant foreign policy
 short-distance race;  sprint;  dash
 intermediate-range nuclear forces
 long distance telephone company
 long-distance telephone company
 short-range wireless communication;  near field communication;  NFC
 day's longest successful jump
 intermediate-range nuclear forces
 usable distance (of a fiber)
 cosmic distance ladder;  cosmological distance ladder
 long-distance train;  long-haul train
 long-distance dependency (dependencies)
 elevation (above sea level)
 range (of a gun);  distance travelled by a bullet (shell, etc.)
 plane able to make short takeoffs and landings
 Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada);  DEW Line
 very long baseline interferometry;  VLBI
 departure (surveying, etc.)
 rope weapon with a sickle on one end and a ring on the other