I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
outbreak of war; starting a war
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
resolute; determined; bold
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
leather; leather-bound; leathern
leather shoes; leather boots
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show