layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
firm; unshakeable; resolute
belief; faith; conviction
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
record of proceedings; minutes
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
specialization; specialisation
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
document; official papers
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
those present; attendance
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
third day of the month; three days
script; libretto; scenario
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
author; writer; novelist; artist
to overdo; to do too much
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)