otherwise; or else; or; what if; how about; suppose; either (...or...)
or; either one or the other
key document; important condition; criterion; requirement; requisite; cornerstone
asking price; to ask a price; to demand terms (in negotiations)
road hub; major crossroad
key task; important affair
to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying
main plan; important program
stronghold; fort; fortification
to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement
vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial
eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded
important governmental or administrative matter
the gist (of a text or argument); the main points
to need; to require; must have
important traffic hub; key crossroad
roughly; outline; summary
important substance (of a document); key section
it depends (on...); to depend
essential factor; key constituent
key job; important position
significant role; major figure
the key trick; the secret of success
to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)
to demand repayment; to collect debt
important road; main thoroughfare; (fig.) key position
major road; thoroughfare; main road
to charge; to demand payment
important news story; headline
main aspects; essentials; gist
to beg (for food or money)
intolerable; unacceptable
if it were not for; but for
otherwise; or else; or; either ... or ...
to save one's face; to stay on one's dignity
with milk; white (of tea, coffee etc)
half dead; more dead than alive
terribly; awfully; desperately
to explain in simple terms; succinct; concise
don't; do not; must not; mustn't; don't want; to refrain (from); no need
main; mainly; principal; major; primary; fundamental; chief
dynastic records of imperial China
to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything
essential; extremely important
influential figure; powerful person
if; if only; as long as; provided; so long as
abstract; gist; main points
will; shall; to be going to
(to be) about to; to be going (to); to be on the point (of); will; shall
necessary; essential; indispensable; required
almost; soon; in no time; nearly; almost all; to be about to; to be going to; to be on the verge (of)
to want (to); to feel like; to fancy; to care (for somebody); desirous of
important political leader; government dignitary
prominent; eminent; important person; notable; dignitary
(to be) just about (to); to be on the point of
(literary) key location; key post (important job)
firmly set on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action
to ask for; to request; to demand
minutes; written summary of a meeting
outline; essential points
so long as; provided that
inaccessible stronghold; strategic fortress
to need; to demand; to require; requirement; to want
to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)
the most important; of chief importance
unimportant; no importance; no matter; it doesn't matter; not serious; nothing serious; never mind; it looks all right, but
to have no sense of shame; shameless
to fail to grasp the main points
work that needs to be done; business that needs to be attended to
necessary and sufficient condition
dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes; all kinds of abuse of power
basic necessity; fundamental need
requirement; necessary condition (math)
indifferent; insignificant
to know no shame; to be totally shameless
to ask for sky-high prices
extremely important; vital; crucial; essential