operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
compelling force; legal force
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
leader of a charge; first to arrive
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
when; how soon; how long until
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
large number (of); many; majority
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stop (plug) one's ears
gag order; gag rule; gag law
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
authenticity; credibility
admission limit; restricted admission
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to take turns; to mingle together