golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to use and then throw away
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
every evening; every night
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
every evening; night after night
distribution; circulation
suggestion box; complaints box
distant land; remote location; distant province
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
unearned income; investment income; passive income
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
to yield to temptation; to succumb
indescribable; having no way to express
parting ways after a quarrel
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
son of a bitch; piece of shit
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle