rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
diplomatic; diplomatically
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
to defy conventional wisdom
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
clerk at the information desk
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
offensive camp; team at bat
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to leave as it is; to defer
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
good-natured person; nice person
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
escape hatch; escape door
(talking in a) half-joking manner
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
check station; checkpoint
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay