standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
minimum; at the very least
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
old couple; elderly couple
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
outside the country; abroad
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
the opposite sex; isomerism
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to cover fully; to wrap around
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
roadside tree; row of trees
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
suddenly; all of a sudden
noisy; confused; uproarious
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in