food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
outside the country; abroad
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
military force; military strength
economic strength; economic power; economic might
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(political) power; authority; influence
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
choices; alternatives; options
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
that; the matter in question
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
urban area; urban district
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
a second time; again; once more; twice
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be profitable; to yield a profit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit