absolutely matchless

intensive and meticulous farming

appropriate something borrowed

have the deep influence of a scholarly family

rich(sumptuous)

mondaine(know the world)

without omitting a single circumstance

rescue people from fire and drowning

brusque

to a nicety/hairline

make somebody else do the work

signs of alarm(stand aghast)

revisit an once familiar place

hit upon an idea(have a brain storm)

keep silent and say nothing

rouse oneself to catch up

Noble and precious

showing the utmost fortitude(staunch through trials and tribulations)

be in straits

build up establishment