crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
contract; compact; agreement
share; portion; quota; cut
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
receptionist; reception woman
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
long military service; having experienced many battles
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to ask a question; to ask questions
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
question; inquiry; enquiry
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
self-control; self-restraint