profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to ponder; to contemplate
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
(written) work; book; writings
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
level; standard; water level
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
period of youth; while young
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)