present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
press corps; group of reporters
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
closing time; lockup; curfew
friend's house; home of a friend
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
before ... days (months, etc.)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to loiter around; to wander about
rebellious phase; rebellious age
zest for living; energy to live
private affairs; personal matter
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
(death from) starvation; starving to death
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
uninhabited island; desert island
Robinson Crusoe; The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
studies; schoolwork; classwork
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me