to state; to express; to mention
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to cut corners; to be shoddy
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
class-A; A class; A grade
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
every place; various places
to compete with; to vie for
to sit for an examination
now that; since; so long as; because
arrangement; pact; agreement
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
that is to say; so that means