carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
inspection; examination; check
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
within; inside of; less than
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
duty; function; office; mission; task
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
penalty; sentence; punishment
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
trial product; prototype model
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
one by one; in detail; minutely
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
key success factor; key to success; KSF
important person; strategic person; key figure
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep