trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
one's own army; one's own team
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
in order; in turn; one by one
one or two; a few; small number
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
strong nation; powerful country
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
indicate reason; infers some protest
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
proposal; offer; request; application
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them