top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
urgent report; urgent message
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
time; season; period; phase; stage
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
present continuous tense; present progressive form
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
news; word; tidings; omen
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
old body; aged person; elderly person
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
by sheer strength; by brute force
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
thereupon; shortly thereafter
vitality; (one's) life force
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
direct connection; direct link
throwaway; disposable; single-use
duty; function; office; mission; task
accomplishment; execution
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath