news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
overhear; happened to hear that
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dealing with; coping with
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
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
automatic; intransitive verb
to try to do; to attempt to do
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
principle; theory; fundamental truth
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)