tendency; trend; inclination
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
and; thereupon; because of that
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
of course; certainly; naturally
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to shade an account; to add something extra
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
first thing in the morning
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
place where one works; team to which one belongs; place of employment
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to take over; to hand over
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
negotiations; discussions; connection
surroundings; environs; circumference
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure