I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
that is to say; so that means
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
considerably; fairly; quite
height (of body); stature
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
metre; meter; meter; gauge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?