mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
retention; maintenance; preservation
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
recording medium; storage medium
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
present; current; in operation
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
the other day; some time ago; recently
headquarters; head office; main office
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
engineer; technical officer
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
number of persons; personnel
senior official; senior members
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
progress; advance; making (good) progress
welcome; (warm) reception
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
to have an uneasy conscience
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
every person; each one; everybody