snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
development; exploitation
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be in danger of; to be liable to
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
guard; security (officer); guardsman
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
conference room; council room