preliminary arrangements; spade work
personal business; sole proprietorship
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
opening a business; opening a practice
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
report; notification; registration
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
literary profession; writing
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
not covered (by); not subject (to)
document; official papers
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
work; business; company; study
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
materials; data; document
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
income; receipts; revenue
comparatively; relatively
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
tax withholding at the source
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback