factory; plant; mill; workshop
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
cooking; food preparation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
noisy; confused; uproarious
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to be surprised; to be astonished
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
bento; Japanese box lunch
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
end; tip; extremities; terminal
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
source of worry; source of distress
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
by sheer strength; by brute force
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to drop; to let fall; to omit