top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
treasure house; storage for valuable property
correction; revision; amendment
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
notice; attention; observation
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
historic; historical; traditional
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to challenge (a person) to a fight