prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
extended leave; long vacation
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
if you think about it; come to think of it
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to fall from heaven (the sky)