large industrial company; major corporation; big business
company president; manager; director
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
official announcement; proclamation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
manufacturing plant; production facility
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
rapid development; rapid unfolding
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
factory or industrial district or area
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
fortifying; fortification
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to perceive; to understand
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
standard equipment; standard feature
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be