trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to come back; to bloom a second time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
thought; consideration; thinking
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
head; brains; intellect; understanding
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence