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
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
proving ground; test site
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
book; volume; this; present; main; head
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be too numerous; to be too much
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
release; liberation; acquittal
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
vitality; energy; dynamism
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over