small fraction; small proportion
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
calm; composed; leisurely
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
head; lead; vanguard; first
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
(right at the) side; just beside
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
war; battle; match; game; competition
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
third time lucky; third time's the charm
what happens twice will happen thrice
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
one more time; once more; once again
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
obedience; submission; resignation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark