homeless; homeless person
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
movie director; film director
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
counterfeiter; faker; appropriationist
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
young person; youth; young
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
carving; engraving; sculpture
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
other than; excluding; without
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
training; education; development; cultivation