poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
(religious) faith; belief; creed
property; fortune; means; assets
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
professor; teaching; instruction
subordination; dependency
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
extract; excerpt; selection
use; utilization; utilisation; application
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to bring; to take; to bring about
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
civil affairs; civil case
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
authority; power; function
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity