Vocabulary

Big Three (car makers, TV networks, etc.)

slate gray unpatterned cloth

needle detection complete

bleached lining (esp. tabi); bleached interior

baking soda; bicarbonate of soda

in some way; somehow or other

cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)

mesial proximal surface

masticating surface; occlusal surface

fog bow; fogbow; mistbow; white rainbow

graticule

action committee; executive committee

indexation

succession struggle; succession race

price fall; fall in prices

applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter

lowest ever; record-low; lowest on record

to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure

master plan; overall plan

month-to-month basis; month-over-month

made-to-order production; job order production; production to order

environmentally friendly; eco-

international marketing; global marketing

excessive lending; excessive loan; over-financing

issued (esp. stocks); on issue

issued stocks; outstanding stocks

free agency; free contract; free booking

Saturn (planet)

nuclear crisis; nuclear power-plant crisis

single-seat constituency system

advantage or disadvantage

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

traffic infringement; traffic law violation

vehicle-mounted electricity generator (e.g. for filming, emergencies, etc.)

steam heating

nuclear reprocessing plant

consolidated sales; consolidated net sales

telecommunications enterprise; communications corporation

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

international film festival