high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
article; item; thing; goods; wares
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
trembling with excitement
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to change completely; to change suddenly
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
no, not like that (but like this)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
two times; twice; two degrees
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
visit (from someone); call
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding