collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
(period of) a year; during an era
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
rule; reign; peaceful times
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
(not) even once; (not) ever
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
water damage; flood disaster
natural calamity; disaster
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
time; season; period; phase; stage
release; emission; ejection
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to prevent; to take precautions
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
agricultural land; farmland
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
several years; a few years
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
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
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about