to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
the big two...; two major...; two main...
condition; situation; prospects
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
triple feature (e.g. movie)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
something like ...; something called ...
to thrust before; to thrust at
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
way of talking; speaking style
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
descendant; posterity; offspring
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy