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

It's in the bag.(accomplished fact )