being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
impossible; unlikely; improbable
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
postponement; deferment; adjournment
transactions; dealings; business
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
all night; throughout the night
on the occasion of; at the time of
personal (employee); employed; retained
to employ; to hire; to charter
to bring; to take; to bring about
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
hypothesis; supposition; assumption