to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to speak; to say; to vocalize
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to collapse; to flop (onto)
prime contract work; prime contractor
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to complain; to make a complaint
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
choices; alternatives; options
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
valuable article; valuables
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)