depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
steady; sound; reliable; solid
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
world; society; people; the public
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
in the future; another day; later
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to continue to do; to persist in doing
transfer; assignment; conveyance
(written) contract; agreement
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
reset; fresh start; new beginning