mountain chain; mountains
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
one large ...; a great ...
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
port city; harbor city; harbour city
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
export; exportation; efferent
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
still; as yet; as it has been
latest information; latest news; update
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
most part; greater part; majority
amount of material resources
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to subsist; to keep on living
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped