planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
reform; reformation; reorganization
how many years; how long; what year
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
separate; special; another; separately
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
Columbus' egg; egg of Columbus
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
self-; from (a time or place)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
Patent Office; Patent Agency
cold-weather damage (to crops)
drought; long spell of dry weather
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
accumulation; accumulate; store
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
in this manner; in this way; like this
in succession; one by one
way (of doing); manner; method; means
stagnation; hindrance; delay
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
refusal; rejection; denial; veto