called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
food self-sufficiency rate
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
import; importation; introduction; afferent
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
export; exportation; efferent
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart