A close call, a close shave, a close thing

(LGBT, slang) A conceited person, usually a woman or a gay man.

(chiefly UK) Something done habitually or according to social norms, expectations, etc.

An animate thing; something that lives, as opposed to being inanimate or dead.

Someone or something to be pitied

The most important factor; the principle consideration.

Something genuine and of high quality, as opposed to an inferior imitation.

(informal) To be in a casual romantic relationship. / (informal, usually with "for") To have a crush on, or a soft spot for, someone.

Free jazz music, as associated with the black civil rights movement.

A branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture, borrowing from Heidegger's distinction between objects and things, which posits that an object becomes a thing when it can no longer serve its common function.