operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
small fraction; small proportion
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to be too numerous; to be too much
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)