underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
how long; how much; to what extent
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the original; original copy; script
alteration; falsification; faking
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
how; in what way; how about
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
company name; corporate name
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
another; different; something else
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
rapids; shallows of a river