ascendant (also ascendent)

n (idm 习语) in the ascendant rising in power and influence 权势日益增强: Though he is still a young man his political career is already in the ascendant. 他虽然年纪轻轻, 可是他在政坛上已青云直上了.

as soon as possible, as sure as fate, as the saying goes, as though, as to, as usual, as well, as well as, as yet, as...as, as...as possible, as...as..., ASA, asap, asbestos, asbestosis, ascend, ascendancy, ascendancy (also ascendency), ascendant, ascension, Ascension Day, ascent, ascertain, ascertainable, ascertainment, ascetic, ascetically, asceticism, ascorbic acid, ascribable, ascribe, ascription, ASEAN, asepsis, aseptic, asexual, asexuality, ash, ash blonde,