trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
remembrance; recollection; recognition
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
perception; sensing; noticing
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to move forward; to move on
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so