no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fixed date; settlement date
the other day; a few days ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
already; now; no longer; not any more
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
scene; view; prospect; outlook
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
-less; lacking; non-existing
one's house; one's home; one's family
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
again; once more; a second time
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that