I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
if so; in that case; in that situation
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
assistance; backing; reinforcements
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
offender; criminal; culprit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
throwaway; disposable; single-use
foundation stone; cornerstone
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
third day of the month; three days
to ask; to enquire; to query
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine