Grammar

…的话

…dehuá

If/supposing

If A 的话，then B.

不到

bùdào

Less than (a number)

Something 不到 a number, something.

差一点（就）

chà yī diǎn (jiù)

Almost… (but did not)

Something, S + 差一点（就）+ V

恐怕

kǒng pà

I am afraid that/probably (negative connotation)

恐怕 + bad thing that might happen

好不容易

hǎo bù róng yì

Finally managed to…

Difficulty + 好不容易+ v + thing you finally managed to do

说…就…

shuō… jiù…

Just like that/before you know it

说A就A where “A” is the same thing repeated twice (说下雨就下雨)

不管…都…

bùguǎn…dōu…

Regardless of whether or not

不管 + condition (in question format) + S + 都 + consequence/outcome