distress; wretched condition
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to detain; to check; to restrain
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
leaving everything to someone else
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
something or other; somehow
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
how; in what way; how about; questionable
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
class; heading; group; category
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
monetary; financial; pecuniary
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
government; administration
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to take command; to give direction
training; drill; practice; discipline
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least