may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
according to plan; as planned; on target
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
first-aid; emergency (aid)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
reality; actuality; hard fact
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
periodic; regular; routine
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing