by hook or by crook; by all possible means
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
calling by name; designation; nomination
end of war; cessation of hostilities
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
counter for choices, options, etc.
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
distress; anguish; mental suffering
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
genuine; authentic; true; pure
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
just because; even if; even though
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of