to be helpful; to be useful
field overseer; site foreman
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
supply; provision; raising; procurement
trade; buying and selling
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
food and drink; eating and drinking
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
moving into the black; becoming profitable
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
home area; home town; local
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
grasp; catch; understanding
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
crops; agricultural produce
production output; number of goods manufactured
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
establishment; settlement
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
fertile; rich; productive
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market