to eat only small amounts of food without interest
興味なしで少しずつ食べる
"He just picked at his dinner and left most of it."
"彼はただ自分の夕食をつまんで、ほとんどを残しました。"
to collect money over time for a goal or purchase
to encourage or accelerate economic development
to start discussing a topic in a conversation or meeting
to continue working hard to achieve success
to establish a smaller company controlled by a larger one
to achieve more ambitious objectives or aims