I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
planning; project; plan; design
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable; stationary
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
environment; circumstance
I see; that's right; indeed
indeed; really; truly; very much
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to some extent; to a certain extent
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
plural; multiple; several
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
by means of; due to; because of; according to
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)