hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the life of the people; the people's living
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
honour; honor; glory; privilege
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
technical official; technical officer
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
it's not like; it isn't as if
chair; stool; post; office; position
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
research funds (expenses)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(period of) a year; during an era
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
estimate (of costs); budget
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so