to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
(not so) much; (not) very
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
high; noble; refined; advanced
honor; honour; credit; prestige
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
decorum; propriety; politeness
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
degree of familiarity; popularity
impact of publicity or propaganda
pointing out; identification
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
business world; business circles; (the) industry
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
specialization; specialisation
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
branch office; branch store
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial