near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
setting off (on a trip); departure
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
knowledge; information; opinion; view
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to name; to call; to christen; to term
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
harmful animal; pest; vermin
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
(social) class; rank; grade
journey; route of a journey
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
little by little; bit by bit
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father