demitoilet; ordinary dress
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
pricing; (price) positioning
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
public interest; public benefit; public good
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
time-stamp; time-stamping machine
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
background image; static image
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
unpublished; not yet announced
whole face; all over one's face
Big Three (car makers, TV networks, etc.)
all companies; each company
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
color bars (television test pattern); colour bars
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
bribe; sweetener; douceur
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
firm; strong; solid; stable
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses