percent; per cent; percentage
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
research; study; investigation
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
experiment; experimentation
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
dirty work; unpleasant task
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work