hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
sorry; excuse me; thank you
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bank; banking institution
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
investment trust; mutual fund
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone