to walk noisily; to walk loudly
performance of one's official duties
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to detain; to check; to restrain
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
Hellman; Hellmann; Herman; Hermann; Herrmann
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
head start; initiative; preemption
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
finding employment; getting a job
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
death rate; mortality rate
good prospects; full of hope; promising
results; record; grades; marks
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission