to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
cold-weather damage (to crops)
(crop) damage from disease and harmful insects
country; territory; domain; realm
store; reserve; stock; savings
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
(bank) balance; remainder
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
abundant harvest; bumper crop
terrible luck; very bad luck
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
income; receipts; revenue
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
increment; addition; (amount of) increase
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
mud; muddy; covered in mud
difference in social standing; difference in social position
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)