To exist as an independent fact of (external) reality.

(idiomatic) To insist on the total realization of a goal and reject any compromise, thereby decreasing the chance of achieving even a part of that goal.

(idiomatic) It is inevitable. There is no alternative.

To arrive.

(idiomatic, intransitive) To be alive, existent, or present. / (idiomatic, transitive) To be near; to socialize with.

(idiomatic) If need be; if there is a need.

To remain in consideration of a matter. / To reserve the right to reconsider a matter, as in a deliberative assembly.

plural of father-to-be

plural of mother-to-be

(informal, sarcastic) It is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.