mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
existence; possession; having; limited company
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
succession; continuation; series; sequence
criminal nature; criminality
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
simmer; bubble out; flow out
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
a few years ago; some years back
secret; private; surreptitious
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
systematic; organized; organizational
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
earnestly; immediately; exactly
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to say; to be called; to do
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold