to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
eastern part; the east (of a region)
retirement (from the world); seclusion
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
reopening; resumption; restarting
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
finish; finishing; finishing touches
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
industrial base; industrial infrastructure
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
prohibition; inhibition; ban