assuming that ...; supposing that ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
right to choose; a say; option
selection; choice; option
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
at a moment's notice; readily
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
ultimate; final; last; eventual
counter for choices, options, etc.
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to refuse; to decline; to deny
delay; putting off; procrastination
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
eternal; unlimited; endless
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole