company president; manager; director
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
attendance; participation; presence
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
territory; autonomous region
simply put; putting it simply; in short
product; produce; result; fruit
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
inspection; examination; survey
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
observation; survey; watching
appalling; awful; horrible; horrifying; ghastly
lapel badge; collar badge
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
conference room; council room