top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(a place) out of one's reach
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
place; room; margin; scope
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to step forward; to take a step forward
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
objection; dissent; protest
polite; courteous; hospitable
somehow; for some reason or other
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
questionnaire; survey; poll
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
curious; strange; unusual
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences