tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
communication technology; communications technology
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
state secrets; secrets of the state
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to say; to be pleased to say
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
eccentric; crank; oddball
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
self-actualization; self-fulfillment; self-realization
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
collection of books; (personal) library
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
parts; accessories; components
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly