ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
ignorant of the ways of the world
dry riverbed; river beach
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
glove (esp. sports); globe
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
private tutor; coach; governess
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
disinheritance; disowning
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)