Approach and End

Approach

Approach verb - To come near or nearer.

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End and approach are semantically related. In some cases you can use "End" instead a verb "Approach".

End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

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Approach and end are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approach" instead a verb "End".

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

good	good approach	good end
better	better approach	better end
similar	similar approach	similar end
normal	normal approach	normal end
Other adjectives: open, logical, entire, violent, dark, peaceful, cynical, latter, different, opposite, literal, realistic.

life	approach life	end life
problem	approach problem	end problem
situation	approach situation	end situation
way	approach way	end way
Other words: earth, battle, problems.

If you approach it from the east (through Rohan), it will instead be Isengard as it existed at the end of The Two Towers.

Source: Video Game / The Lord of the Rings Online
Honor Before Reason: Stover's narration gives this as the reason why Obi-Wan doesn't Mercy Kill the dismembered and burning Anakin (along with the fact that he can sense Sidious's approach and may not have time to escape): In the end, there was only one choice.

Source: Literature / Revenge of the Sith
The tail end of season three has Steven experience three different instances of this approach failing, twice requiring him to fight back in self-defense, which haunt him for some time after.

Source: Actual Pacifist

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