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Small But Crucial Weakness

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noun

• a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness

25%8Small but fatal weakness
noun

• a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'

22%9 A crucial or crucial moment
noun

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a state in which martial law applies

• a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

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