one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
chair; stool; post; office; position
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
future (usually near); prospects
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
evil spirit; demon; devil
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to correct oneself; to restate
negotiations; discussions; connection
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few