I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
news; word; tidings; omen
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
heir; inheritor; successor
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
meaning; significance; sense
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
commitment; pledge; promise
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to recover consciousness; to come to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
that is to say; so that means
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
detour; circumvention; turning movement
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
toughened glass; tempered glass
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for