comparatively high; fairly expensive
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
innocent; not guilty; harmless
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
town; city; municipal; urban
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
reasoning; logic; persuasion
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
anthology; selection of books
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
wooden building; wooden architecture
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
descendant; posterity; offspring
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
collaboration; joint work
this side; in the forefront
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
river fish; freshwater fish
craving; longing; thirsting