to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
food crisis; food-supply crisis
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
near; close; beside; third person
ordinary citizen; the general public
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
authority; power; influence
something like ...; something called ...
low (level, value, price, etc.)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
technical official; technical officer
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
strike (i.e. industrial action)
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to strengthen; to fortify; to secure
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
(white-collar) worker's union; faculty union
postwar period; period after Second World War
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
labor union; labour union; trade union