staff member; employee; worker; personnel
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to become dim; to become blurred
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
at first; initially; in the beginning
to cease; to stop; to be over
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
disintegration; self-destruction
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
control room; control booth
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash