supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
attendance; presence; appearance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
form; shape; figure; visage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
attendance; attending to someone; taking care of someone
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
honor; honour; credit; prestige
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
true state; actual condition; reality
branch office; branch store
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
frame; framework; outline
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well