large conglomerate; large group of related companies
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to try to do; to attempt to do
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
one (thing); one piece; one item
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to hide; to keep to oneself
intelligence network; information network
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to have meaning; to be meaningful
watchful waiting; careful supervision
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
choices; alternatives; options
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment