counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
planning; plan; project; arrangements
business; trade; operations; sales
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be able to manage somehow or other
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
how; in what way; by what means
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to collect; to assemble; to gather