ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
intensification; aggravation
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
arrest; apprehension; capture
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be manageable; to be able to handle
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)