getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
vise; jack; vice; immorality; vice-
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
absorption; suction; attraction
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
planned; scheduled; systematic
to make one's own; to take possession of
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
(social) position; status
weird; disgusting; sickening
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
incident; affair; happening; event
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
script; screenplay; scenario
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
stating (one's views); expressing
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to keep in mind; to memorize
care; precaution; guarding; caution
beyond imagination; unimaginable