to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
few decades; many decades; several decades
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
major surgery; major operation
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
if it is (the case that ...)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
don't you think?; indicates question
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
everything; every affair (matter); all things
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar