if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
much less; to say nothing of
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
being lost in deep thought
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
solution; solution strategy
even though; despite; when
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
rather than; more ... than ...
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
occurrence; happening; incident; event
rather; sooner; preferably
how; in what way; in what manner
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
2nd day of the month; two days
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
interference; intervention; meddling
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives