dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
prompt; immediate; in real time
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
emergency staircase; fire escape
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
intercept; interception; counter-attack
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
outside a library, museum, etc.; off the premises
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition