classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
estimate (of costs); budget
way of asking; way of listening; listener
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
how much; how many; however
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to give; to do (something) for
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to serve; to work for; to attend
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
management; administration; operation
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
person killed in action; the war dead
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
image; figure; figure; form; image
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)