crop diversification; crop rotation; change of crops
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
endurance; perseverance; patience
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
to perceive; to understand
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
revolving payments; payment via multiple installments
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
spirituality; spiritual nature
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to gain a victory; to win
nine times; twisting around many times
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
human resources; man-power resources
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
compensating; making up for; supplementation
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
B class; B grade; second rate
important post; important office; key position
active; dynamic; energetic
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to degenerate; to lapse into
immediately; at once; instantly
specialization; specialisation
work experience; work history
number of persons; personnel
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
more harm than good; harmful and of no use
nausea; sickness in the stomach