property; fortune; assets
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
break; pause; interruption; intermission
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to subsist; to keep on living
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
to catch the eye; to attract attention
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
of tender years; very young
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
still; even now; to this day
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
great joy; delight; jubilation
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to go too far; to go to excess
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
surroundings; circumference
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
in deep black; in jet black
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cleavage (between breasts)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
objection; dissent; protest
whistle (sound made with the lips)
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm