collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
living by oneself; living alone
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
as many (people) as possible
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
sunlight filtering through trees
one's later years; final years (in life)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
earnings from a part-time job
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
though; even if; whether ... or ...