I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
water outlet; tap; faucet
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
be (that) as it may; having said that
independence; self-reliance
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
how long; how much; to what extent
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
recovery; rescue; recapture
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
older brother and younger sister
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
looking pale; looking unwell
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
each and all; every single one; everybody
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
investment; contribution; financing
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)