departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
personal history; background; career
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
in case of; at that time; at this time
consideration; taking into account
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
proclamation; promulgation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to not take seriously; to take lightly
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory