stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
difference; variation; difference
company; corporation; workplace
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
each nation; many nations; many countries
control; management (e.g. of a business)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
association; society; organization; organisation
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
application; request; petition
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)