speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
very likely; very probable
the other day; a few days ago
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
what is worse; to make matters worse
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to have a talk; to tell a story
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
about this time; about now
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
establishment; settlement
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of