trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
also known as; also called
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
confusion; distraction; derangement
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be injured; to sustain a wound
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
stairs; stairway; staircase
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to name; to call; to christen; to term
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic