naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
recommendation; referral; endorsement
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to form a pair; to pair up
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
by all means; at all costs
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
I don't want to boast but
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
when it becomes; when it comes to
conviction; belief; confidence
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
on countless occasions; many a time
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
less than ...; smaller ...
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to serve; to work for; to attend
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
medium; mediocrity; average