looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance