thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
troubled times; turbulent times
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
Miss; Ms.; unmarried woman
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
permanence; forever unchanging
middle class; bourgeoisie
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
call; summons; convening; convocation
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
having no idea; having no clue
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
custody; detention; confinement
information technology; IT
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
according to plan; as planned
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
true state; actual condition; reality
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
finance business; moneylending business
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
(essential) utilities; lifeline