already at an earlier time

accomplishment / success / achievement / CL: 個｜个 / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about

exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / (used correlatively with 也) even; even if

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著｜着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

to get a job / employment

will / shall / to be going to

in other words; that is

in other words / that is to say

locally / on the spot

to receive medical treatment

(coll.) even if

to take a seat

a hint is all that is needed / understanding each other without the need to explain

to act as companion

it's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)

in other words / that is to say / so / thus

to go to school

nearby / in a close neighborhood

to bring up / to train / to contribute to / achievements (usually of young people)

serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)

at this point / thus / from then on

to pick up (a skill) in a very short time; to take to sth like a duck to water

to take office / to assume a post

inaugural speech

to dine; to have one's meal

to see a doctor / to seek medical advice

much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)

to deign / to condescend / to yield to (entreaties) / to submit to (sb) / (polite) to deign to accept (a post)

employment opportunity / job opening

lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back

by nature / fundamentally / inherently

another one is ...; the other thing is ...

then it's too late (colloquial)

to do what needs to be done, without delay

(eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of; using

lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous

lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear

to release for medical treatment (of a prisoner)

(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) / (athletics) On your mark!

to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)

to beat sb at their own game (idiom)

to swear the oath of office

in other words; i.e.

full employment

unity is strength (revolutionary slogan and popular song of 1943)

to win success and recognition (idiom)

employment service; job placement service; jobseeker assistance

lit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom) / fig. to surrender without a fight

lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me

Amoghasiddhi Buddha

to draw on local resources / using materials at hand

to master (a skill)

half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance

(of a price) to fluctuate according to the market / to sell at the market price

better to be safe than sorry (proverb) / to be prepared just in case

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.

all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

to accept (a bit reluctantly) / to put up with

to take office; to assume a post

past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance

certainly

to be taken prisoner

to attend school

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

to get a better job somewhere else (idiom) / to seek alternative employment

inauguration

(idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points

at one's convenience; while one is at it

hands tied and expecting the worst

unaware of the inner workings / naive / unwitting

to be quick to take offense; to have a short fuse

employment rate

to submit / to give in

lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed

sense of achievement

lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others

Employment Stability Fee (Taiwan), a minimum monthly fee for employing foreign workers

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through

(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)

inaugural lecture

to turn on one's heels / to walk away abruptly

to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution / to carry out the law on the spot

to condescend / condescending / patronizing

to concede / to give up

to take up a prestigious position / (courteous) to work (as in 您在哪高就 "where are you working?")

to discuss sth on its own merits / to judge the matter as it stands

see 有奶便是娘

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight

to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr

inside story

to set off / to take to the road

(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop

immediately / at once

to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones

not to understand the situation / unaware of the ins and outs