power; authority; jurisdiction
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
in person; personally; directly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
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
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
somehow; for some reason or other
next term; next period; next version; next release
naturally; of course; understandably
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
(political) power; authority; influence
retention; maintenance; preservation
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
complete change; about-face
process; course; mechanism
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
future; possible; potential; prospective