to get a big surprise; to be astonished
year in, year out; always; 24-7
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
way; method; means; resource; course
even if not; even without
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
very hungry; starving; ravenous
taking (something) seriously
immediately; at once; instantly
conditionally; with conditions attached
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
natural (physical) environment
crops; agricultural produce
animal husbandry; livestock industry
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
ethnic food (esp. Asian, African, etc.)
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)