to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge

to tend towards

(of economic activity, international relations etc) to cool

driving force

to converge

direction; trend; to incline

to fawn on; to kiss up to

(literary) to follow current trends; to conform to the fashion of the times

to slow down; to ease up; to abate; slowdown; downturn

to approach (a numerical value); to converge to a limit (in calculus); convergence

to ingratiate oneself

to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

(idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects

chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)

to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)

(biology) convergent evolution

to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing