purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
bolt from the blue; great surprise
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
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; extreme
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. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
patent; special permission; license; licence
future prospects; promise
to pass (of time); to elapse
one day; all day (long); the whole 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; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
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