to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
all staff; all employees; all workers
attitude survey; opinion poll
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
resignation; acceptance; consolation
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to do together; to share; to participate in
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
crisis response; emergency response
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance