out of bounds; beyond the pale
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
long ago; already; a long time ago
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
settlement; solution; resolution
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
pointing out; identification
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to squeeze out; to wring out
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
change; alteration; modification
going upstream; sailing against the current
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
in a day; in a brief space of time
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to anticipate; to foresee
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced