nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
precision equipment; delicate equipment
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unprecedented; never seen before
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
adjustment of production; production adjustment
by means of; due to; because of; according to
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
color of water after washing rice (colour)
bank; banking institution
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
company; corporation; workplace
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
company president; manager; director
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.