bank; banking institution
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to mark the end; to spell the end
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
serious; severe; grave; acute
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
trip abroad; overseas travel
difference; variation; difference
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
how many years; how long; what year
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
matter of time; question of time
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
vacant house; unoccupied house
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to put one's strength into
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed