good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
until now; so far; up to the present
mass communication; mass media
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
due form; official; formality
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
meaning; significance; sense
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
corporate acquisition (buyout)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pointing out; identification
name; given name; first name
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast