to soak; to steep; to macerate
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
really; truly; indeed; good grief
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to mow; to reap; to harvest
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
sending back; return to sender
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
waste of time; killing time
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
absorption; suction; attraction
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
education; training; discipline
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set