food; food products; foodstuffs
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
political measures; policy
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
income; receipts; revenue
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
large number (of); many; majority
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace