elevation; height above sea level
aging; wearing out; deterioration
construction; establishment
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
tourism industry; tourist industry
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
anecdote; brief (comic) story
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
complicated and mysterious
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
receiving; acceptance; reception
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
disposal site; disposal plant
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
semibasement; semi-basement
processing plant; treatment plant
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
thousands; several thousand
island group; archipelago
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)