the staff; inside the department
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
even more; still more; further
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
shady; underhanded; questionable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
means; way; method; measure
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise