three; three years of age
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
inscrutable; incomprehensible
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
on countless occasions; many a time
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
time axis; time basis; timeline
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
such ... as; or some such
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
else; in addition; besides
race (of people); type of person