to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
authority; power; influence
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
social status; social position
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
quality (of a product or a service)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
private funds; own funds; private property
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
but; however; provided that
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
imprisonment; incarceration
at a young age; while still young
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to blow off; to be blown off
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to wring the neck; to strangle
some; several; many; how many; how much; very