living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
guess; speculation; supposition
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
ultrashort-wave; very high frequency
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
leather cover; leather binding
document; official papers
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to make an appearance; to show up
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
decision; determination; resolution