ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
although I say; although one might say; although called
so; therefore; and; (and) then
counterintelligence; counterespionage
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
(political) power; authority; influence
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
rival; competitor; competition