these days; nowadays; recently
squad leader; group leader; team leader
hard worker; hardworking person
armed forces; military; troops
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
man fit for the post; right person
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to shake; to waver; to tremble
like this; this sort; this way
dealing with; coping with
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
going around; patrol; round; tour
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
surveillance camera; security camera
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
security firm; security company
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
impossible to do (although wants to)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan