cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
back street; back alley; off-street
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
difference; discrepancy; variation
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
eternal; unlimited; endless
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
of course; certainly; naturally
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...