to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to do for (the sake of someone else)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
wherein; therein; thereinto
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to make an appearance; to show up
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
imagination; supposition; guess
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend