affiliated company; affiliated business
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
several years; a few years
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to set (sun); to become dark
middle of the night; dead of night
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
in this kind of situation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
older brother and younger sister
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
performer; entertainer; celebrity
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.); person who is inept at using the Internet to access information; Internet illiterate
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
guardian; protector; patron; parent