Yes, it's more or less the same. Thank you pieanne

Yes Pieanne,I think you're on the right track!

Hello, Can you please help me with the following sentence. Is it OK? What should I change? One of the possible reasons of insufficient attention of the academic publicity/audience/experts probably lies in the fact that until recently

Hello! Is it Ok to say: Scientific papers based on empirical research are almost non-existing./existent .? Thank you

Thank you Waiti. It does help. I've also heard ''oblige'' only in ''much obliged''. I guess I could use some of these verbs.

Ups! I've just realized I made a mistake in my original sentence. Instead of ''never'' should be '' moreover ''. So it goes like this: Sometimes is better to withdraw from negotiation in time/in the right moment , than accept unfavourable

Thanks Kangiten!

I have to stop myself or I'll give away my phone number, too. See you Waiti!

Hello! Is the meaning of the following ''he will not do it'' or ''he does not want to do it''? or ''he cannot do it''? something else? She had spent the last thirty-three years building a firtress around herself. He wasn't about to break

Yes, sir! Thank you for this explanation, Mister Micawber. It's pretty much clear now.