odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off; clicking with someone; being compatible
to cut; to slit; to cut open
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to be fated to; be linked by fate
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
sad; wretched; deplorable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
the way one works; one's working manner
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
baton (of command); order; command; direction
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining