I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
position; location; base; point; site
to gather; to collect; to assemble
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
death; the late; the deceased
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to run about; to rush about
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
simply; merely; only; solely
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
phantom; vision; illusion
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)