management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to run around; to bustle about
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
special; particular; peculiar; unique
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
clear; precise; definite; distinct
means of transportation; transport service
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
how long; how far; how much
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity