leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
superior; excellent; fine
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
constant; steady; constant
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
natural; reasonable; understandable
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
section manager; section chief
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to be too numerous; to be too much
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
direct control; direct supervision
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
any more; any further; any better; any longer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to accept; to receive; to agree
that is to say; so that means
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
in proportion to; just as much as