to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
reading matter; reading material
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
true character; real nature
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to get help; to enlist aid
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
paraphilia; sexual deviancy
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to be helpful; to be useful
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
different opinion; objection
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact