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)
terminus; terminal; end edge
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
alone; by oneself; on one's own
last days; the end; one's fate
just one person; only one
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
beyond that point; after that
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
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)