there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
father and mother; parents
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
insurance; guarantee; warranty
odds and ends; all; every
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
cut; reduction; curtailment
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject