double; twice (as much); twofold
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
beforehand; in advance; previously
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
interest; rights; concession
of course; certainly; naturally
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
logistics; supply; communications
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
supply; supplying; replenishment
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
sixth day of the month; six days
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
discovery; detection; finding
immediately; right away; on the spot