to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
food crisis; food-supply crisis
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
family; relatives; dependents; household
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
planting; planting out; transplanting
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to increase; to add to; to augment
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive