start; commencement; beginning; initiation
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to order; to command; to appoint
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
prompt; immediate; in real time
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ministries and government offices; the authorities
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances