immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
story of one's experiences
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
as; because; with; due to
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
group; party; team; squad; section
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
distress; wretched condition
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
mobilization; mobilisation
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
contract; compact; agreement
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect