rejection; negation; voting down
topic of discussion; agenda
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
how many months?; how long?
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
seedling; sapling; young tree
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
yearned for; longed for; missed
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
clerk; office worker; office staff
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store