disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
order; directive; instructions; command
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
day in and day out; all the time
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
experiment; experimentation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
several items; many items
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
deceased; late; dead; departed
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
technical; technological; practical
discovery; detection; finding