remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
having an ancient and honorable origin
depravity; corruption; degradation
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to crawl towards; to creep up to
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
retiring from military service
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to be smeared; to be covered
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to lay the foundation (for)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention