hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to come from; to have roots in
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
long ago; a long time ago; already
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
still; as yet; as it has been
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
power; authority; jurisdiction
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
home area; home town; local
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to attract interest; to capture attention
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
a few years ago; some years back
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
one's post; place of work; workplace