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)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
beforehand; in advance; previously
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
mirror surface; lens surface
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
sanity; consciousness; soberness
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to crawl towards; to creep up to
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
under control (e.g. of territory)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to bring back; to restore
in the meanwhile; during the time
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
vocal sound; tone of voice