to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
that is to say; so that means
wintertime; winter season
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
store; reserve; stock; savings
planned; scheduled; systematic
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
whereabout; about where; how much
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
along the river; riverside
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
periodic; regular; routine
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
local specialty; special product (of a region)
transactions; dealings; business
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
rest; break; recess; intermission
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
contract; compact; agreement
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself