near; nearby; not far off
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
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)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
store interior; inside of a shop
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
as (for); for; in the capacity of
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to put one's hand on; to touch
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with