financial difficulty; distress
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to have a long life; to live a long time
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
quibbling; temporizing; temporising
vicious circle; vicious cycle
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
foreign matter; impurities
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
true character; real nature
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
same; similar; (just) like; equal
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for