fertile; rich; productive
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
high ground; plateau; heights
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
place; room; margin; scope
professor; teaching; instruction
progress; advance; improvement; development
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
prejudice; bias; distorted view
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
hometown; rural township (of China)
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
government official; clerk
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
winter; wintertime; winter term
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
while; even though; despite
rather; better; instead; if anything
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself