I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
great hurry; great haste; rush
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
the same; the said; likewise
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to save; to leave over; to spare
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
trifling; trivial; slight
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
consequently; as a result
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
advance; moving forward; progress
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
things at hand; personal belongings
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
in succession; one by one
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form