trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
preservation; retainment; keeping
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
casualties; the killed and wounded
superstition; superstitious belief
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
offense; offence; method of attack
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
surely (not); certainly (not)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
sense of being the chosen people
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
offering a full report to a superior