drought / to dry; to desiccate / to drink up / heaven / emperor

crops, agricultural produce

(for a child to) be raised, grow up / (for vegetables etc.) to grow / nurture, train (professionals)

area, district, particular geographic region

to continue / to happen consecutively, continue in a row / to lead to / to succeed, follow after

(archaic) to continue / (archaic) to occur immediately or instantly / (archaic) to chronicle / (archaic) to connect

sequel; continuation

nurture counts more than nature, breeding over birth

raining for days on end

a well-slept child is a well-kept child