last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
completely; entirely; totally
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
I see; that's right; indeed
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
when it comes to; concerning
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference