most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
headquarters; head office; main office
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
body; group; party; company; troupe
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
on one hand; on the other hand
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
number of persons; personnel
senior official; senior members
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
progress; being under way
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to have an uneasy conscience
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
every person; each one; everybody
script; screenplay; scenario
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
overlooking; turning a blind eye
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
material witness; suspect
to be in danger of; to be liable to
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble