occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
consultation; consulting; consul
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
finding employment; getting a job
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
university graduate; having graduated from university
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
continuing one's education into university
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
beyond that point; after that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
income; receipts; revenue
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)