bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
business rival; professional jealousy
industrial spy; industrial espionage
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
with a single blow; with one stroke
office job; clerical work
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
security firm; security company
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
one's post; place of work; workplace
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
food; food products; foodstuffs
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent
chemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
health; healthy; sound; fit
sympathy; empathy; response
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
getting an advance (on one's salary)
finding employment; getting a job
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
without; but if; otherwise; or else
paid vacation; paid holiday