steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
snobbery; snobbishness; philistinism; vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
steady advance; carrying all before one
motive power; driving force
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response