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affair / matter / thing / business / CL: , 樁|桩
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fact / CL: 個|个
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thing; object / CL: 個|个
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in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior
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undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL: 個|个
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accident / CL: 樁|桩, ,
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event / happening / incident / CL: 個|个
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matter / item
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(political, economic etc) affairs / work / transaction (as in a computer database)
HSK 6
deed / past achievement / important event of the past
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situation / existing state of affairs
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(coll.) fussbudget / pain in the ass
example / exemplar / typical case
matters / arrangements
incident / unforeseen event / events (in general)
one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of / CL: , 樁|桩
main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) / fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
after the event / in hindsight / in retrospect
everything
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine
disturbance / incident
reason / logic
(slang) cleavage / (palmistry) business line
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge.
twice the effort for half the result
the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose
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matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL: , 樁|桩,
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
victim (of a criminal) / party involved (in a dispute etc) / main instigator
in fact / in reality / actually / as a matter of fact / de facto / ipso facto
leave of absence for a personal matter
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
things / affairs / decorum
position / authority / responsibility
a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom) / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / bad things don't happen more than three times
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
biographical sketch
to attend to everything personally
when things come to a head (idiom)
confidential aspects of a matter / secrets / key moment for action
in advance / before the event
encyclopedia
to be successful in business / professional success
facts speak louder than words (idiom)
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
course of events
(neuroscience) event-related potential
preliminary notification / to announce in advance
(coll.) fussbudget / pain in the ass
under the circumstances / the matter having come to that point
as matters stand / things having reached this stage
solicitor (law)
office / firm
busy / bustling
state of affairs
to serve
common-law marriage / de facto marriage
factual basis
to seek the truth from facts
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
person who is wise after the event
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
accidental exposure
devotion to one's work / professional ambition
to seek the truth from facts
event horizon
the scene of the incident
the time of the incident
evidence
to concern / on (some topic) / about / concerning / to have importance for
the implications are profound / the ramifications are huge / (of a decision etc) consequential


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