your husband; her husband
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
private; exclusive; secret
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
permanent; perpetual; lasting
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
negotiation of conditions
to get along well with; to make a go of it
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
leadership skill; leadership ability
reason for being; raison d'être
party; set; gang; company; person
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to fight against; to oppose; to face
ramification; branching off
operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
to say as a tradition; to customarily say; to have a habit of saying
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things