trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to add; to write a postscript
official announcement; proclamation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
lecture hall; lecture room
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
chloridation; salification; chloride
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now