success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
clear; precise; definite; distinct
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to go past; to pass; to pass by
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
large build; large pattern
memory; sense; experience
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
just a minute; small quantity
lost article; something forgotten