to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
financial power; financial means; wealth
to come back; to bloom a second time
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
property; fortune; assets
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
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
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
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
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
still; even now; to this day
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
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
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