food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
food crisis; food-supply crisis
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
family; relatives; dependents; household
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
planting; planting out; transplanting
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to increase; to add to; to augment
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes