development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
incident; affair; happening; event
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
originally; by nature; from the start
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
switching over to; migration; transition
psychological depiction of a literary character
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
in that way; thus; so; so?
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
had better ...; had better not ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back