to control; to command; to get the better of
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
on the occasion of; at the time of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
long ago; already; a long time ago
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; merely; but; no more than
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; record-breaking
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
in succession; one by one
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk