in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
relation; connection; relevance
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
secret; private; surreptitious
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
adds force or indicates command
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
all companies; each company
cooperation; collaboration
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
estimate (of costs); budget
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
circular; circulating letter
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
although I say; although one might say; although called
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol