distance

(noun): The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
(noun): Length or interval of time.
(noun): The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
(noun): Remoteness of place; a remote place.
(noun): Remoteness in succession or relation.
(noun): A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
(noun): The entire amount of progress to an objective.
(noun): A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
(noun): The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
(noun): The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.
(verb): To move away (from) someone or something.
(verb): To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.

From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok.
We're narrowing the distance between the two versions of the bill. The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying.
the distance between a descendant and his ancestor
He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance.
The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance.