three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
thousands; several thousand
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
professor; teaching; instruction
genius; prodigy; natural gift
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
escaping from prison; jailbreak
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)