number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
originally; by nature; from the start
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
in proportion to; just as much as
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
now that you say that; now that you mention it
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
this is why; this means; it is the case that