Distance and Reserve

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Distance noun - The space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects.

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Reserve is a synonym for distance in aloofness topic. In some cases you can use "Reserve" instead a noun "Distance".

Reserve noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Usage example: the salesclerk showed great reserve in dealing with the unreasonable demands of the angry customer

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Distance is a synonym for reserve in uncommunicativeness topic. Sometimes you can use "Distance" instead a noun "Reserve".

emotional	emotional distance	emotional reserve
good	good distance	good reserve
full	full distance	full reserve
total	total distance	total reserve
Other adjectives: infinite, proper, small, entire, massive, large, big, huge, limited, extra, significant, vast, greater, remaining, bigger, shortest.

game	distance game	reserve game
freedom	distance freedom	reserve freedom

Not the case with Horatio Hornblower, who attempts to maintain proper distance and reserve between himself and his crew.

Source: A Father To His Men / Literature
In Going the Distance, the main character is playing an old Centipede arcade machine properly, even correctly using the classic 80s "put a quarter on the machine console to reserve my turn" arcade etiquette.

Source: Pac-Man Fever

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