may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
reopening; resumption; restarting
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
a few years ago; some years back
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough