food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
export; exportation; efferent
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
supply; provision; raising; procurement
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
just a minute; small quantity
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom