rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
if it is the case that ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
question; inquiry; enquiry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
next term; next period; next version; next release
prime minister; premier; chancellor
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
taste; liking; preference
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to spread; to be propagated
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance