skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
with a bump; with a clunk
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
(political) power; authority; influence
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
going around; patrol; round; tour
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
bribe; money under the table
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize