just now; right now; at this moment
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
in order; sequential; seriatim
retiring from military service
sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
in name only; titular; nominal
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
munitions; military stores
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
enterprise; business; company; corporation
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to be too numerous; to be too much
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
order; directive; instructions; command
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
one day; (on) a certain day
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead