the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
complete; whole; perfect; safe
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to be helpful; to be useful
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
accurate; correct; precise; exact
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to pause; to have a short intermission
should; must; -able; probably; likely
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to state; to express; to mention
had better ...; had better not ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
for example; for instance; e.g.
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
being (somewhere); sitting
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)