trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
identifiable; personalized
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
addition; adding; supplement
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
with these words; while saying
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
one by one; one after another; successively
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
natural (physical) environment
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)