the deceased; the departed
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
half-sibling (with a different mother)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
(present) head of a family
messenger; envoy; emissary
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
hostility; antagonism; opposition
mostly involve; principally involve
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
calling by name; designation; nomination
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
with all one's strength; with all one's might
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
bribe; money under the table
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
objection; dissent; protest
one's own property; possessions
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping