ring; band; ring; circum-
price; cost; value; worth; value
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one's native country; land of one's birth
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to enrich; to make wealthy
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
well-known; noted; celebrated
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
center; centre; metropolis
every year; yearly; annually
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
place where one works; construction site; working area
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
motive power; driving force
chief; main; principal; important
bank; banking institution
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements