sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
amount of money; sum of money
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
source of river; fountainhead
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
degeneration; retrogression
finely chiseled (features)
to become decrepit; to become senile
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)