difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to unfold; to unroll; to open
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to start working; to take action
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to live; to make a living; to get on with
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
(divine) providence; dispensation
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
all sorts of; all kinds of
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
ignorant of the ways of the world
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
store; reserve; stock; savings
you can't rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
amount of money; sum of money
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating