trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to check; to stop; to keep back
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to get accustomed to using
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to get between; to be caught in
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
fast-talking; rapid talking
hiding one's embarrassment
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression