trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
choices; alternatives; options
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to accept; to receive; to agree
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
emotional strength; force of will
to need; to demand; to take; to require
that is to say; so that means
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
return; relapse; recurrence
such; like that; that sort of
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
still (continuing); as ever; further
pain relief; killing pain
to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
for example; for instance; e.g.
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
personality; character; individuality; personhood