industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
anonymity; using an assumed name
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
ago; since; before; previous
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
foreign capital group; foreign company
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
help; assistance; service
perfect; just right; ideal
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
maid; helper; help; assistance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
how many people; a number of people
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!