one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
executives; top management; governing body
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
that is to say; so that means
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
absence; disregard; indifference
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
small number; few; minority
blow; shock; strike; batting
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)
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up