agricultural community; farm village; rural
curiosity; inquisitiveness
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
battlefield; battleground
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
store; reserve; stock; savings
dwelling; house; residence; address
(death from) starvation; starving to death
death from cold; freezing to death
to indicate; to show; to point to
several years; a few years
every year; yearly; annually
cold-weather damage (to crops)
as you see; as you can see
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
property; fortune; assets
to sell off; to sell completely
final; eventual; ultimate
at first; in the beginning; originally
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
money-making; earning money
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
mental illness; emotional disorder
intelligence; intellect; brains
sensitivity; susceptibility