career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
periodic; regular; routine
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
debt collection; debt collector
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(within a) territory; domains
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
preface; introduction; preamble
finance-related; financial
enterprise; business; company; corporation
very likely; very probable
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
match; game; bout; contest
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away