account book; register; ledger
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
possession; retention; maintenance
notebook; account book; register
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
hidden room; secret chamber
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
research expenses; research costs
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
interference; meddling; butting in
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
for example; for instance; e.g.
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
question; inquiry; enquiry
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
water damage; flood disaster
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle