proposal; proposition; suggestion
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
almost every day; almost daily
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
than; from; out of; except; but; more
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone