have to do; must; should; ought to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
oversight; omission; mistake
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
behind; in the rear; in back
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
this for sure; certainly is
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
how; in what way; how about; questionable
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
(social) position; status
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to get strong; to gain strength
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
with the exception of; excepting; excluding