getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
long; drawn-out; very long
insertion; incorporation; infixing
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
capital; funds; seed money; asset
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
back country; remote countryside
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
of tender years; very young
coyote (carnivore, Canis latrans)
moderately wealthy person
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
(medical) doctor; physician
boarding house; school dormitory
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
parental love or affection
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
each field; various circles
special selection; finest pick; top pick
school; school building; schoolhouse