business trip; official trip
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
overanxiety; needless worry
difference; discrepancy; variation
in name only; titular; nominal
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
next term; next period; next version; next release
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be a matter of life or death
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine