government and municipal offices; public agencies
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
private power generation; masturbation
all companies; each company
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
preparation; provision; guarding
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
public transportation; public transport
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
urgent; requiring quick (response)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to take command; to give direction
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
private citizen; civilian
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
personal (employee); employed; retained
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
systematic; organized; organizational
not covered (by); not subject (to)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
three; three years of age
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
arrest; apprehension; capture