professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
legitimate occupation; honest business
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
infant; baby; little child
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
root; source; origin; cause
settlement; permanent residency
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
real estate agent; realtor
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
father and mother; parents
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
trauma (usu. psychological)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
report; notification; registration
title deed; certificate of title
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere