trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to fail to be attentive to
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to throw into; to dump in together
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
probability; likelihood; chances
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
as usual; as is one's habit
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
simultaneous; all at once
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to finger; to tamper (with)
a little bit; a little while
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
this and that; one thing and another
stealthily; secretly; in secret
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to speak; to hear a voice
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)