trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
calm; composed; leisurely
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
reason; cause; circumstances
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
clause; article; stipulations
specimen; sample; object to be examined
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to thrust away; to send flying
strong interaction; strong force
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
with a start; with a jump
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
busy; having no (free) time
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance