one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
proposal; proposition; suggestion
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
contract; compact; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to have an idea; to have a clue
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gossip; corner of the mouth
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
one by one; one each; one at a time
to move forward; to move on
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
just because; even if; even though
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone