stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
direct control; direct supervision
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
evening; night; nighttime
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
skilled manager; resourceful general
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
on the occasion of; at the time of
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
reaching others' ears; publicity