stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
approval; license; licence; permission
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
connection; link; relationship
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
salvation of one's country
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
included number; number of items, etc. in a total
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
desperation; struggle to the death
research; study; investigation