to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
three sides; small offering stand
automatic; intransitive verb
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
large amount of money; great cost
to palm off; to force a sale
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
coincident with; while; simultaneously
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
free (of charge); gratuitous
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to squeeze out; to wring out
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
technique; art; skill; move
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to collect information; to gather knowledge
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
fee; charge; rate; material
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence