destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
high alert; severe warning
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
discriminatory; discriminative
music school; music academy; conservatory
starting work (for the day); employment; work
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
leaving everything up to someone else
to handle a tool; to work a machine
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
grandfather; male senior-citizen
special precautions; special vigilance
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
condition; state (of health); appearance
to escape from; to get out
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
to not believe one's ears
to satisfy the requirements
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
labour and management; labor and management
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
unanticipated; unexpected
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
slightly early; just before
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
consequently; as a result