| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aimed to | intended to |
| 2. | anticipated | expected in advance |
| 3. | appeared likely to | seemed probable |
| 4. | aspired to | sought to achieve |
| 5. | attempted to | tried to |
| 6. | be disposed to | be inclined |
| 7. | be going to | intend to |
| 8. | be inclined to | tend to |
| 9. | be likely to | probably will |
| 10. | be minded to | be willing |
| 11. | be prepared to | be ready |
| 12. | be supposed to | be expected |
| 13. | be willing to | consent to |
| 14. | became accustomed to | grew used to |
| 15. | chose to | selected to act |
| 16. | consented to | agreed to |
| 17. | could | used for possibility |
| 18. | dared to | had courage to |
| 19. | decided to | made a choice |
| 20. | destined to | fated to |
| 21. | did | used for past habit |
| 22. | elect to | choose to |
| 23. | endeavored to | tried hard |
| 24. | expected to | was supposed |
| 25. | favored | preferred |
| 26. | figured to | was expected |
| 27. | forecast to | predicted to |
| 28. | frequently | often; habitual |
| 29. | generally | usually; in general |
| 30. | got used to | became accustomed |
| 31. | had a habit of | did regularly |
| 32. | had a mind to | intended to |
| 33. | had occasion to | needed to |
| 34. | had the intention to | meant to |
| 35. | happened to | occurred to do |
| 36. | hoped to | desired to |
| 37. | implied | suggested indirectly |
| 38. | inclined to | disposed to |
| 39. | inferred | concluded from clues |
| 40. | intended to | planned to |
| 41. | kept on | continued doing |
| 42. | knew to | was aware to do |
| 43. | leaned toward | tended to prefer |
| 44. | liked to | enjoyed doing |
| 45. | looked set to | seemed about to |
| 46. | may | used for permission/possibility |
| 47. | meant to | intended to |
| 48. | might | used for possibility |
| 49. | moved to | felt prompted |
| 50. | needed to | required to |
| 51. | normally | usually; typically |
| 52. | often | frequently |
| 53. | ought to | should; expected |
| 54. | planned to | intended to |
| 55. | predicted | said in advance |
| 56. | preferred to | liked better |
| 57. | presumed to | assumed likely |
| 58. | professed to | claimed to |
| 59. | proposed to | intended to |
| 60. | purposed to | resolved to |
| 61. | regularly | habitually |
| 62. | resolved to | decided firmly |
| 63. | risked | took a chance |
| 64. | routinely | as a routine |
| 65. | said he would | promised; stated intention |
| 66. | seemed to | appeared to |
| 67. | set out to | began intending |
| 68. | shall | used for future intention |
| 69. | should | used for advice/expectation |
| 70. | showed willingness to | was ready to |
| 71. | signaled readiness to | indicated willingness |
| 72. | stood to | was likely to |
| 73. | supposed to | expected to |
| 74. | tended to | was inclined |
| 75. | thought to | believed likely |
| 76. | tried to | attempted to |
| 77. | typically | usually; commonly |
| 78. | ultimately | in the end |
| 79. | unfailingly | always; habitually |
| 80. | used to | past habit |
| 81. | usually | commonly; habitually |
| 82. | wanted to | desired to |
| 83. | was apt to | was likely |
| 84. | was bound to | was certain |
| 85. | was destined to | was fated |
| 86. | was going to | intended to |
| 87. | was liable to | was likely |
| 88. | was minded to | was inclined |
| 89. | was ready to | was prepared |
| 90. | was set to | was about to |
| 91. | was supposed to | was expected |
| 92. | was willing to | agreed to |
| 93. | went on to | continued to |
| 94. | will | future intention |
| 95. | wished to | wanted to |
| 96. | won’t | refuses; will not |
| 97. | would have | conditional past |
| 98. | would rather | preferred |
| 99. | yearned to | longed to |
| 100. | yet would | still would |
