increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
captive; prisoner (of war)
possible; probable; likely; preferable; desirable
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
perspective of an ordinary person; common sense; popular feeling
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be worried; to be troubled
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico
exemplification; illustration; example
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
stairs; stairway; staircase