(not) even once; (not) ever
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
interference; intervention; meddling
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
armor and helmet (armour)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
deciding match; play-off; runoff
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
outbreak of war; starting a war
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)