weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
superior; excellent; fine
construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
future prospects; promise
to pass (of time); to elapse
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
big corporation; major firm; leading company
dozens; scores of; decades
institutional stockholder
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
possession; retention; maintenance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
negotiations; discussions; connection
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
relatively; comparatively
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
in terms of; from the point of view of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher