I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
at least; at most; (even) just
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
all you have to do is; just; that's all
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)