THEME: last words of 4 phrases are words meaning DISTANCE
GOOD ONES: From afar {& theme} AT-A-DISTANCE
BTW: If
AVEC is proper for a puzzle in English, would
DETRAS be also? Both are prepositions.
Athletic group for kids PEE-WEE-LEAGUE [pun alert! "Distance for a short sailor?" is a pee-wee league. Okay, it's a "stretch": a league is a sailor's meaurement taken by pulling a rope from one hand stretched as far as possible from the other (about 6' for the average sailor.) A short sailor's "stretch" would be short of a league. ----- I did warn you.]
RATING:

Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun