Answer:

nears

Answer	Crossword Clue
NEARS	Gets close
NEARS	Gets warm, clue-wise
NEARS	Approaches

NEARS	Comes close
NEARS	Gets warmer
NEARS	Draws close
NEARS	Narrows the gap
NEARS	Gets in the vicinity of
NEARS	Gets warmer on a search
NEARS	Closes in on
NEARS	Gets warmer, in a game

NEARS	Creeps up on
NEARS	Moves toward
NEARS	Draws closer
NEARS	Gets within shouting distance of
NEARS	Gets close to
NEARS	Isn't far from reaching
NEARS	Gets within a stone's throw of
NEARS	Gets closer to

NEARS	Approximates
NEARS	Gets warm, in a sense
NEARS	Closes the gap
NEARS	Comes closer
NEARS	Gets closer
NEARS	Zeros in on
NEARS	Verges on
NEARS	Reduces one's distance from

NEARS	Comes close to
NEARS	Converges on
NEARS	Draws close to
NEARS	Closes on
NEARS	Homes in on
NEARS	Moves in on
NEARS	Opposite of "fades"
NEARS	Practically arrives

NEARS	Draws nigh
NEARS	Gets warm, so to speak
NEARS	Inches closer
NEARS	Sidles up to
NEARS	Bellies up to