I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
husband and wife; married couple
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
any more; any further; any better; any longer
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
hard to get; hard to come by
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
small number; few; minority
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to squeeze out; to wring out
knowing; (an) acquaintance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
results; record; grades; marks
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
exhibition game; preseason game
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence