to become empty; to be emptied
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
number of times; frequency; count
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
personal affair; one's own affair
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to subsist; to keep on living
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
bereavement; separation by death; loss