trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
due form; official; formality
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
operating officer; company executive
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
such; like that; that sort of; very
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")