manuscript; version; draft
headquarters; head office; main office
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
just one person; only one
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
war situation; progress of a battle
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
here and there; in places
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
depending on; dependent on
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp