marine industries; maritime industry
defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
technological development
settlement out of court; private settlement
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
retiring from military service
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
material witness; suspect
establishment (of a business); founding
security firm; security company
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
examination; investigation; prosecution
sharing; share (on social media); market share
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
traditional; conventional
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer