I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
notice; attention; observation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
that is to say; so that means
than; from; out of; except; but; more
for example; for instance; e.g.