to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
a few years ago; some years back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
three parts; three copies
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
two parts; two copies; the second part
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to gain a victory; to win
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
absorption; suction; attraction
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
again; once more; a second time
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
all; entire; whole; altogether