to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
system; institution; organization; organisation
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
leader of a charge; first to arrive
in the background; not standing out
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
in search of; in order to look for
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
ward office; council (regional)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
notification of moving out
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
items mentioned; contents (of a record); recorded items; entries
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)