action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
passing (an examination); making the grade
advanced level; high grade; senior
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to demand money; to pester; to extort
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
private affairs; personal matter
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ago; since; before; previous
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
slave traffic; slave dealer
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
poor farmer; needy peasant
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
excellent plan; best policy
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
several people; a few people