rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
impact of publicity or propaganda
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
half-term; half-time; half period
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
schedule; program; calendar
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
being very busy; busyness
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
general manager; director-general
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
don't worry about it; forget about it
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
owner (esp. of a business)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
feeling of a house or a room
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
near miss; just missing (each other)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
estimate (of costs); budget
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)