linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
straight; as the crow flies
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
first of all; in the first place
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
principle; theory; fundamental truth
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
tendency; trend; inclination
insurance payout; insurance money
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
assembling a criminal case
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...