career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
section manager; section chief
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
consumer financing firm; loan shark
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
industrial physician; occupational health physician