to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be reminded of; to call to mind
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
way one walks; one's walk
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
hello; good day; good afternoon
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice