grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
in succession; one by one
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
very much; exceedingly; extremely
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
drought disaster; drought damage
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to subsist; to keep on living
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
notice; attention; observation