1 staff

2 personnel

3 employee

1 granted that

2 even if

1 to work

2 (of a machine) to operate

3 job

4 work

5 task

6 classifier: 个 gè

7 classifier: 份 fèn

8 classifier: 项 xiàng

1 wages

2 pay

3 classifier: 个 gè

4 classifier: 份 fèn

5 classifier: 月 yuè

1 to plan

2 to intend

3 to calculate

4 plan

5 intention

6 calculation

7 classifier: 个 gè

1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)

2 jerry-building

3 sloppy work

1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

1 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind

2 to consider repeatedly

1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly

2 concerned with petty interests

3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others

4 bean counter

1 taking everything into account (idiom)

2 when all is said and done