opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
helper; assistant; help; assistance
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
events of the day; current affairs
critic; reviewer; commentator
role of a company president
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
acting ability; talent as a performer
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
spite; frustration; vexation
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
intelligence operative; spy
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to spring at; to leap upon
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
moment; brief space of time
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance