top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
outsider; someone outside of a group
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
proposal; offer; request; application
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
how long; how far; how much
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
with a click; with a snap
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
mental; spiritual; emotional
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout