I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
you (plural); all of you; you all
to understand; to make out
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
together; at the same time; same; identical
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
subtracting points; points deducted
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
scene; spectacle; sight; view
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
marking; grading; scoring
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
but; however; provided that
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry