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1 there is no gain without a loss (idiom)

2 there is no such thing as a free meal

1 lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)

2 fig. everyone has their strong and weak points

3 everything has its advantages and disadvantages

1 all rights reserved (copyright statement)

1 ownership

2 possession

3 property rights

4 title (to property)

1 as if one had lost something (idiom)

2 to look or feel unsettled or distracted

3 to feel empty

1 looking pensive

2 thoughtfully

1 heard from time to time

2 one keeps hearing that...

1 having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute

2 without two sticks to rub together

1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking

2 without two sticks to rub together

1 ownership of the means of production (in Marxism)

2 system of ownership

1 owner

2 proprietor

1 to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)

1 a possession

2 belongings

1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)

2 to each his own

1 everyone has their likes and dislikes

2 there is no accounting for taste

3 chacun son goût

1 proprietor

2 owner

1 possessive case (grammar)

1 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)