day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
secret information; intelligence
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
second; number two; runner-up
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
(necessary) personnel; required person
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
covert action; covert operations
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
going to bed; retiring (for the night)