bid-rigging; knockout sale
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
technical score (in figure skating, etc.)
lookup function; search function
outsourcing; subcontracting
child-rearing assistance; support for young parents; child-care allowance
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
whole company; all the companies
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
working; being employed; being hired
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
female company president; female CEO
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
start-up company; venture business
orphanage; children's home; foster home
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
ancient city; former capital
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice