place, area

the ground / earth, dirt, mud, soil / the earth (as opposed to the heavens) / the ground or bottom of something (as of a price range)

earth; ground

a colony (region or governmental unit)

(idiomatic) get angry, take offence

getting closer to success or a solution

stand up straight / stand around absentmindedly

(gaming) the prerequisite conditions for an event are fulfilled; something will happen

to grow up, day by day / to recover after sickness or childbirth, day by day

to bear on the shoulders