to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to repeat; to do something over again
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(social) position; status
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(not) merely; (not) simply
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat