getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
permission; approval; authorization; license
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
second; number two; runner-up
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
place; position; location; position; standing; status
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
discovery; detection; finding
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
remnants of an enemy army
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
unfortunately; regrettably
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
refrigerator; cooler; freezer; radiator (of a car)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
crash site (esp. aircraft)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
memories; recollections; reminiscence