to subsist; to keep on living
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
invitation; introduction; temptation
something like ...; something called ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
estimate (of costs); budget
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
even though; despite; when
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
that is to say; so that means
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
large amount of money; great cost
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to have an idea; to have a clue
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
supply; provision; raising; procurement