hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
place; situation; position; location
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
time axis; time basis; timeline
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
and so; therefore; for that reason
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards