speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
internal conditions; true state of affairs
day (as in holiday); daytime
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
inspector; examiner; auditor
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
besides; in addition; also; moreover
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
thorough; exhaustive; complete
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
profitable plan; good plan
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
control value; minimal required value
district; section; sector
to be smeared; to be covered
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
blow; shock; strike; batting