A bottleneck is a situation that stops a process or activity from progressing.
ex) He pushed everyone full speed ahead until production hit a bottleneck.
────────────────────────────── train of thought, 思考の流れ ────────────────────────────── A train of thought or a train of events is a connected sequence, in which each thought or event seems to occur naturally or logically as a result of the previous one.
ex) He lost his train of thought for a moment, then recovered it.
────────────────────────────── out of whack, 調子が悪い、かみ合わない ────────────────────────────── If something is out of whack, it is not working properly, often because its natural balance has been upset. [mainly AM][INFORMAL]
ex) The ecosystem will be thrown out of whack.
────────────────────────────── tout, もてはやす、しつこく勧める ────────────────────────────── If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.
ex) a popular advertising industry practice of using performers to tout products.
────────────────────────────── sneaking suspicion, ひそかな疑い ────────────────────────────── A sneaking feeling is a slight or vague feeling, especially one that you are unwilling to accept.
ex) I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed.
sneaking sympathy ひそかな同情
────────────────────────────── その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ★は重要表現 ────────────────────────────── as often as not, たびたび、しばしば keep the big picture in perspective, 広い観点から[視野で]考える ray of hope, 希望の光
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Pitfalls of Multitasking (4) 10/22-23 2007"
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