(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(passenger) car; automobile
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
crops; agricultural produce
producer; grower; maker; producer (in a food chain)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
in surprise; in astonishment; with a start
working in the fields; working on a farm
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
farming; agriculture; cultivation
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
unless one ...; if one does not ...
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
certain evidence; definite evidence
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully