priority; order of precedence
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
simultaneous; all at once
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to anticipate; to foresee
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
accountability; being held accountable
consideration; taking into account
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
such; like that; that sort of; very
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
selection; choice; option
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(a) little; somewhat; somehow