poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
in the end; at the end of the day
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
point of compromise; common ground
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
information transfer; information transmission
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
literally; to the letter; literal
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
circulation; dissemination
declaration; proclamation; announcement
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
feather; plume; plumage; down
exploitation; overuse; abuse
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
being very busy; busyness
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear