I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be worried; to be troubled
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
trivial; not amounting to much
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
degeneracy; degeneration; degradation (CPU, memory, etc.)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
technical skill; ability; capacity