that's the way it is; such is life
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be nearing death; to be dying
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
promotion; raising of status
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
rate of output; production rate
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
news; word; tidings; omen
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
instead; but (on the other hand)
one of these days; someday; one day
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
innermost depths of one's heart
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
founder of a religious sect
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
reality; actuality; hard fact
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to be kind to; to treat kindly
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times