I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
hiding one's embarrassment
weird; disgusting; sickening
weird; disgusting; sickening
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be able to manage somehow or another
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
unimpressive; unimpressed
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
stepping back; drawing back
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
hoarse voice; husky voice
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to become frayed; to become loose
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
deep emotion; being filled with emotion