to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
decision; determination; resolution
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to be relieved of one's post
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
final; eventual; ultimate
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
successor; replacement; second wife
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
current administration; present government
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
prime of one's working life
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
(political) power; authority; influence
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding