to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
only; merely; but; no more than
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
period of youth; while young
all sorts of; all kinds of
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
seniority by length of service
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to some extent; to a certain extent
heaven and earth; top and bottom
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
job; work; duties; trade; skill
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
chair; stool; post; office; position
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(committee) chairman; president
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
election; selection; choice
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
public relations section or department
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)