focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to approach; to draw near
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
amount of money; sum of money
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
strike (i.e. industrial action)
ago; since; before; previous
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
the place for; the time for; the level of
(United States of) America; USA
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than