trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
complete change; about-face
wherein; therein; thereinto
directly opposite; right in front
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
step; stride; counter for steps
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
way; method; means; resource; course
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
by all means; by all costs
to become desperate; to give in to despair
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to appear all together; to be all present
memory; sense; experience
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability