use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in name only; titular; nominal
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
honor; honour; credit; prestige
use; utility; profit; gain
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
the other day; a few days ago
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
imagination; supposition; guess
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
same trade; same business; same profession
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone