official announcement; proclamation
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
at that time; in those days
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
useless resistance; vain struggle
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
phase change; state change; transformation
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
no way to do; nothing can be done
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
good news; happy news; glad tidings
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
state of the war; war situation
complete change; about-face
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter