mineral deposit; ore deposit
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
foreign; abroad; overseas
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
mining; digging; working (a mine)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to lead a life; to live a life
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
customary practice; habit; traditional event
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
payment of debts; repayment
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rapid decrease; sharp reduction; sudden drop; recession
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
empirically; from experience
price increase; rise in price
dealing with; coping with
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought