yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
financial difficulties (for an organization or business)
educational support; assistance in education; educational assistance
future; possible; potential; prospective
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to employ; to hire; to engage
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
financial world; business circles
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
young and energetic; up-and-coming
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
press conference; news conference
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
depiction; description; portrayal
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
no regrets; without regrets
true character; true heart; true spirit
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse