day of month; counter for days
personal property; personal effects
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
one's later years; final years (in life)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
future years; in (one's) later years
how; in what way; how about; questionable
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
during imprisonment; while in jail
to praise (someone of lower status); to extol; to applaud; to esteem
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
to write down; to record; to register
the same; the said; likewise
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to catch the eye; to attract attention
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
atrocious crime; heinous crime
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)