bond; bill; certificate; security
secretariat councillor; assistant vice-minister; deputy director-general
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
cabinet (of a government); ministry
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
forthcoming publication; to be published soon; coming soon; recent publication
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
originally; by nature; from the start
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
depiction; description; portrayal
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
international; diplomatic intercourse
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
property; fortune; means; assets
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
property; fortune; assets
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful