being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
period of time; time slot; time zone
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
important person; strategic person; key figure
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
how long; how far; how much
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
from the beginning; from scratch
to complain; to make a complaint
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs