business trip; official trip
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
large amount of money; great cost
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
construction; establishment
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
bank; banking institution
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
construction (building) costs
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
but; however; provided that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
development; exploitation
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
leadership; initiative; spearhead
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK