career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
foreign; abroad; overseas
division (of company); operations department
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to get back together (with a former partner)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
contract; compact; agreement
all; entire; whole; altogether
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
how; in what way; how about
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
relatively; comparatively
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
coexistence; living together
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn