essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
business world; business circles; (the) industry
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(some) more; even more; longer; further
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to succeed; to bear fruit
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
all companies; each company
public relations; client liaison; client relations
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
how many people; a number of people
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller