call; summons; convening; convocation
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
recommender; nominator; referee
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
trust; confidence; credence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
function; facility; faculty; feature
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
preliminary election; primary (election)
rival candidate; opposing candidate
former (incumbent); predecessor
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
every person; each one; everybody
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to entrust; to leave to a person
optimism; taking an optimistic view
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule