promotion; raising of status
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
depending on; dependent on
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
addition; adding; supplement
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
corporate drone; corporate slave
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
advanced level; high grade; senior
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
yearly payment; annual payment
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
unqualified; without qualifications
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively