if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
excellent answer; clever answer
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
step; stride; counter for steps
non-biological parents (step-parents, parents-in-law, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
because; for; the reason why is ...
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal