to be very busy or have many things to do
非常忙或有很多事情要做 (feichang mang huo you henduo shiqing yao zuo)
"I can’t join the trip now; I’ve got a full plate."
"我现在不能参加旅行；我有很多事情要做。" (wo xianzai buneng canjia lvxing; wo you henduo shiqing yao zuo)
to work through the details of something by discussion
to contact or communicate with someone
to gradually move up to higher positions in an organization
to behave in a confident and assured way
permission to start or go ahead with something
to try something out before committing fully
