to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to come from; to have roots in
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
development; exploitation
(water-filled) paddy field
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
spread; span; expanse; extent
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
several years; a few years
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
leader of a delegation (body, party)
economic; financial; fiscal
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(doing something) regardless of expense
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
difference; variation; difference
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
agricultural technology; farming techniques
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
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)
disparity in technology; technological gap; technology gap
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished