to be in complete attendance
to prostrate oneself before
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
one after another; in succession
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head