bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
prescribed form (of writing); format
usefulness for the (seemingly) useless
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
phantom; vision; illusion
second marriage; remarriage
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to rearrange; to resequence
safety; welfare; well-being
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat