to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
usually; under usual circumstances
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
this is why; this means; it is the case that
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
future (usually near); prospects
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
still; even now; to this day
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
and yet; though; when; in spite of
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to talk; to chat; to chatter
negotiator; bargainer; point man
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
wicked tongue; abusive language