Close
Close verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: the two groups closed with each other from opposite sides of the field
Take off
Take off verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again
Both terms in one sentence
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That means enemy mages can take off a very large chunk of your health if not wipe you entirely before you can close with them (especially if enemy fighters are in the way).
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They dig a hole on the snow, where they are forced to take off most of their clothes and stay close together to survive the night.
Source: Intimate Healing -
Leaning on the Fourth Wall: A few of the victory quotes lean dangerously close: If you take off Malik's armour, the captain will ask Asbel why he did it at the end of the fight.
Source: Video Game / Tales of Graces
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