defense; defence; guard; policing; security
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
be (that) as it may; having said that
much less; to say nothing of
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
security firm; security company
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
contemplation; meditation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is