top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
serious crime; grave crime
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
information media; press; news organs
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
voters; electorate; constituents
impossible to do (although wants to)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
whichever one chooses; either way
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to begin talking; to open up
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
pre-existing; already there; conventional
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression