power; authority; jurisdiction
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
polite; courteous; hospitable
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
literature; books (reference); document
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
(religious) faith; belief; creed