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)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to hammer out the details; to work out details
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct
to pull one's hair back into a bun
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to cut off a finger (as an act of apology); to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)
to shorten (a garment); to take in
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
to closely space lines (on a page)
to work toward a solution to a problem