I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
changing clothes; change of clothes
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
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)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
nervousness; oversensitivity
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with