I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
one's best interests; one's own good
being too late; losing one's final chance
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
research; study; investigation
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
deep-seated grudge; hatred
still; even now; to this day
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
commencing with; including
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)