trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
results of a scientific investigation; findings
to bring; to take; to bring about
extermination; annihilation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
risky; dangerous; insecure