political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
family; relatives; dependents; household
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
descendant; posterity; offspring
to subsist; to keep on living
world; society; people; the public
property; fortune; assets
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
study; library; den; home office; reading room
story; tale; talk; discussion
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
extensive knowledge; erudition
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
serious; severe; grave; acute
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway