to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
orphan; person without friends
sick person; patient; invalid
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to take on a role; to take part
to live through; to survive
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
declaration; proclamation; announcement
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
a little; a bit; slightly
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)