top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
deep inside; innermost place
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
factory; plant; mill; workshop
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
very likely; very probable
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to rain incessantly; to downpour
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thought; consideration; thinking
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
both (people); the two of them
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
large number (of); many; majority
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with