to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish

to accumulate wealth

introverted

to collect money

(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt

to overtax

convergence (math.)

To plunder; to accumulate wealth by extortion; to exploit the people

old-fashioned women's obeisance

convergent sequence (math.)

convergent series (math.)

(dialect) to gather up; to throw together

to gather; to accumulate; (esp.) to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means

to refrain

to extort taxes

to draw in one's claws

to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

to extort taxes excessively

ruthless exploitation and demanding exorbitant taxes and levies by force

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

to accumulate wealth without satisfaction