to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
you could say; you might say; verging on the
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
3000; three thousand; many
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
in case of; at that time; at this time
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
applicant; candidate; volunteer
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
individual; private person; personal; natural person
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
technical skill; ability; capacity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
comparatively; relatively
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every