attack; assault; attempt; try
originally; by nature; from the start
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
time; season; period; phase; stage
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
foreign company; overseas enterprise; overseas firm
multinational; transnational
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
enterprise; business; company; corporation
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
cargo; freight; money or assets
while; during; while; although; all; both
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
dwelling; house; residence; address
atelier; studio; workshop
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster