trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
change; alteration; modification
in accordance with; according to
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
sense of sound; sense of pitch
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
these guys; these fellows
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to do over; to remake; to resume
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to summon courage; to be brave
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
thunderous roar; roaring sound
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
very loud volume; megavolume
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion