if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
executives; top management; governing body
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to bring; to take; to bring about
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
single word; a few words; brief comment
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
great numbers; numerical superiority
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover; cleaning device