treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
record of proceedings; minutes
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
out of one's line; out of one's field
agricultural administration
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be appointed to a rank
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to begin talking; to open up
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
scale; scope; plan; structure
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
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