I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
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
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
armchair theory; impracticable theory
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic