getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
nothing but; except; no more than
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
landing; alighting; touch down
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
means of transportation; transport service
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
10th day of the month; ten days
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
remainder of the year; rest of the year
7th day of the month; seven days
reason; cause; history; origin
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)