success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
use; utility; profit; gain
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to be prolonged; to drag on
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
series of battles; successive battles
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to express (in words); to confess
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
difficult problem; challenge
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
limited time; limited-time offer
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
is something that; is that which
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger