somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
that; the matter in question
bad influence; negative influence
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
after a long time; for the first time in a while
agricultural land; farmland
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
successively; one after another
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
chance (of success); odds
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
sudden change; complete change
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict