besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
hard worker; hardworking person
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
moderate faction; moderates
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
correction; revision; rectification
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
perfect; complete; flawless
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
final scene; the end; finale
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
in its entirety; whole; wholly