I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
news; word; tidings; omen
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
boiled and half-dried bonito
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
long; drawn-out; very long
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to be needed; to be wanted
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
ingredient; component; composition
action; operation; effect; function
inattention; absent-mindedness
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
counter for drops of liquid
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
large quantity; large amount
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)