unexpected; unforeseen; strange
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
distant place; faraway location; far away
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
principle of laissez-faire
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
support; backing; aid; assistance
educational institution; school; academy; campus
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up