top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
steadfast loyalty; unwavering devotion; remaining faithful to the end; show of loyalty; display of devotion; act of loyalty
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
international; diplomatic intercourse
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
successor; replacement; second wife
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to pretend; to act (as if)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
stability; security; equilibrium
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter