to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
attendance; presence; appearance
place where one works; construction site; working area
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
interference; meddling; butting in
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to say; to be called; to do
report; notification; registration
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
objection; dissent; protest
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
(enter into, be in) a state of war
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption