indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
duty; function; office; mission; task
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
police officer; policeman; constable
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
program (e.g. TV); programme
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate