success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
station; office; guardroom
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
the front; honest; upright; decent
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
death penalty; capital punishment
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
without; but if; otherwise; or else
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?