easy money; easy gain; making a killing
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
author; writer; novelist; artist
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
demesne; estate; private land; private property
same village; same town; same province
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
complete set; all; everything
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to yell; to rant; to rave
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
mass of rock; rock lump; block
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander