holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
manpower; labor force; workers
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
substitution; alternative; substitute
soon; shortly; before long
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
a great variety of; diversity
early detection (of an illness, project risks, etc.); early diagnosis
prompt; immediate; in real time
increase in speed; acceleration
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
emperor; prince; princess
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
to waste time; to kill time
Lights are usually followed by shadows
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice