erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
the place for; the time for; the level of
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
reason for being; raison d'être
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be silent; to say nothing
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
as stated; verbatim; literally
to be born; to come into the world
first world problem; good problem to have
society; the world; the times
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle