near

to suffer, to endure, to pull through (hard times), to delay, to stall, to play for time, to dawdle

to take a beating, to get thrashed, to come under attack

safety check

a strike, to go on strike

a modal particle indicating (that’s all, only, nothing much)

white-collar, white-collar worker

percentage point

to handle official business, to work (esp. in an office)

office, agency

to run a school

semifinals

in the evening, when night falls, towards evening, at night fall, at dusk

health protection, health care, to maintain in good health

newspapers and periodicals, the press

to enter oneself for an examination

to be sorry, to feel apologetic, sorry!

rainstorm, storm, tempest

violence, force, violent

to expose, to reveal, to lay bare, also pr. [pù lù]

torrential rain, rainstorm

to explode or burst, to quick fry or quick boil

to break out, to erupt, to explode, to burst out

explosion, to explode, to blow up, to detonate

miserable, tragic

sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)

with one’s back toward (someone), behind one’s back

defendant

to run

root, stem, origin, source, this, the current, original, inherent, originally, classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

local, this locality

the current period, this term (usually in finance)

itself, in itself, per se

one’s native country, native, local, metropolitan territory

essence, nature, innate character, intrinsic quality

to force (sb to do sth), to compel, to press for, to extort, to press on towards, to press up to, to close in on, euphemistic variant of 屄[bī]

written examination, paper test (for an applicant)

inevitably

a required course

to close, to stop up, to shut, to obstruct

edge, fringe, verge, brink, periphery, marginal, borderline

to weave, to plait, to compile, to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc), to establish (a unit or department), staffing structure (excluding temporary and casual staff)

flat, (coll.) to beat (sb) up

to change, to alter, to modify

to transform, to convert, to vary, to alternate, a transformation

deformation, to become deformed, to change shape, to morph

plain, informal, suitable, convenient, opportune, to urinate or defecate, equivalent to 就[jiù]: then, in that case, even if, soon afterwards

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated), precisely, exactly, even, if, just like, in the same way as