(crop) damage owing to disease or blight
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
foreigner; alien; stranger
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
ambush; interception; counter-attack
(your) judgment; discernment
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
looking pale; looking unwell
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
scrap; junk; waste material
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
grand unified theory; GUT
identification; ID; identity
composite; combined; complex
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
talk; dialogue; conversation
inspector general; commissioner
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact