plan of fraud; scheme of deception
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
to enrich; to make wealthy
quarrying (stone); quarryman; stonecutting; stonemasonry; stonecutter
author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
cheerfully working; hasty
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
legal wife; her child; main family
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
with curious eyes; curiously
to distribute; to hand out
each house; every house; many houses
(having experienced) many battles
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
in those days; at the time; then
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
to correct oneself; to restate
to have a bitter experience