may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to forget to say; to forget to mention
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
the other day; a few days ago
story; tale; talk; discussion
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
offender; criminal; culprit
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to feel; to sense; to experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
beginning; outset; first; onset