injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
sales; selling; marketing
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
administrator; director; commissioner
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
mountain trail; path up a mountain
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
terrain; geographical features; topography
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to gather; to collect; to assemble