small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
individual; private person; personal; private
going through; going via; going by way of
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
present; current; in operation
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
treatment; service; handling; management
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
quality (of a product or a service)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
sales; selling; marketing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
fashion sense; sense of fashion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
it is not (like that) either