staff member; employee; worker; personnel
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
end; tip; extremities; terminal
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
document; official papers
government office; public office
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
blood relationship; blood relative
around the clock; day and night
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
attendance; presence; appearance
after a long time; for the first time in a while
advanced level; high grade; senior
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
by any means (possible); somehow
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve