rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
I have nothing to do with it
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
much less; to say nothing of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
how; in what way; how about; questionable
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
master; teacher; stable master
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
as you see; as you can see
good-for-nothing; worthless
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
all over; all over the place; everywhere
function; facility; faculty; feature
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than