managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
bet; wager; stake; gamble
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
vexing; irritating; impatient
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
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)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
one difficulty; one danger
standing firm; holding out
to set (sun); to become dark
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
for your information; I'm telling you
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
full of troubles, difficulties
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to think of; to come up with
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
worry; mental agony; heartache
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart