(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
way; method; means; (technical) specification
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
traffic bureau; transportation bureau
staff member; station employee; official
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
long talk; long-winded speech
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
power; authority; jurisdiction
call; summons; convening; convocation
to have an idea; to have a clue
(full) name; family name and given name
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
Haines; Hanes; Haynes; Heynes
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
nature; character; disposition
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
you could say; you might say; verging on the
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to assemble; to set up; to construct
guess; conjecture; surmise
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about