social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
system; institution; organization; organisation
use; utility; effect; benefit
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; some time ago; recently
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
nowadays; in this day and age
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
total abolition; full phase-out; total repeal
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
nowadays; these days; at present
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm