to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
river; stream; River; the ... river
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
threshold; breaking point
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
dozens; scores of; decades
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
in the meanwhile; during the time
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to discuss; to talk together
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion