Alternative form of like one's life depended on it

Alternative form of like one's life depended on it

Persistence is important in the pursuit of success.

Alternative form of truth be told

(idiomatic) to be honest

Statistics can be manipulated to support any conclusion.

(idiomatic) If a description fits, it is probably the case; if an insult accurately describes you, you must bear it; if you take offence at an insult that was only implicitly directed at you, you admit the insult is true enough to be recognizable.

Used to link a semantically weaker word to a semantically stronger word following the adverb, both sharing the same basic meaning, indicating the increased likelihood of the former.

If something one wishes to be done cannot be commanded done, one must find another way to achieve one's goal.

(obsolete) Unless.