ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
use; utilization; utilisation; application
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
space; interval; space character; whitespace
in terms of; from the point of view of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
great hurry; great haste; rush
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
endurance contest; test of endurance
good policy; wise policy; best plan
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying