famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
the other day; lately; recently
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
wages; pay; rental payment
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to apologize; to apologise
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
in the end; on top of that
one's impressions after reading a book
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in