ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
exhibition; exhibition game
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to become excited; to grow lively
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
courage; ardour; high spirits
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
much less; to say nothing of
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
by any means, fair or foul
this for sure; certainly is
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
principle; theory; fundamental truth
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago