calamity; disaster; misfortune
(death from) starvation; starving to death
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
ratio; proportion; percentage
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
here and there; in places
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
factory; plant; mill; workshop
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
the matter you have been talking about
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
being very busy; busyness