to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
considerably; fairly; quite
countermeasure; counter-measure
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
limited; limiting; restrictive
for example; for instance; e.g.
increased volume or quantity
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
price reduction; discount
to increase; to add to; to augment
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
becoming dull; slowing down
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
imagination; supposition; guess
above-mentioned; above-named; above
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
another company; other company
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
countermeasure; counter-measure
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
head start; initiative; preemption
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
many; much; plenty; hardly
very; much; greatly; a lot of
coincident with; while; simultaneously