to promote or advance someone to a higher position or rank; to upgrade; to ascend

to select and promote the best people; to advance someone in rank or position

to promote and appoint to a new post or position

(literary) to pass the civil service examination in imperial China; to be selected for office by passing an exam

Literally as difficult to count as the hairs pulled from one's head; used to describe crimes so numerous they are impossible to list.

to recommend someone for a position and promote them to it

too many to count, often referring to a long list of crimes or sins; literally, even if one pulls out every hair on one's head, they cannot be counted

to select and promote promising individuals to higher positions; to appoint

(literary) growing luxuriously or flourishing, typically used to describe vegetation