incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
troops; group members; team members
to sustain a serious wound
business world; business circles; (the) industry
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
return to work; going back to work
professional killer; hit man
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
(criminal) investigation headquarters
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
originally; by nature; from the start
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton