election; selection; choice
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(committee) chairman; president
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
chair; stool; post; office; position
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to some extent; to a certain extent
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
seniority by length of service
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
all sorts of; all kinds of
period of youth; while young
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
only; merely; but; no more than
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
how; in what way; by what means
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to ask; to enquire; to query
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand