I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
solitude; loneliness; isolation
boy; son; baby boy; young man
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
imagination; supposition; guess
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
scenery; scene; landscape
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
incident; affair; happening; event
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite