recommender; nominator; referee
trust; confidence; credence
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
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
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
section manager; section chief
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
very busy (person or thing)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
beauty contest to name Miss ...
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
revision; amendment; alteration
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
attractive face and figure
overall victory; championship
dauntless and decisive; with fortitude and resolution
courage and resourcefulness
to be moved to the point of tears; to be touched
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
cobra twist; abdominal stretch