century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
beginning (of a century, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tradition; legend; folklore
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
genuine article; real thing; real deal
considerably; fairly; quite
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back