same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA; US
largest company; industry leader
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
choice; selection; option
conviction; belief; confidence
of course; certainly; naturally
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
name; given name; first name
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to