I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
remains; corpse; (dead) body
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
you could say; you might say; verging on the
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
in history; ever; historical
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
certainly; surely; definitely
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
one of these days; someday; one day
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to be helpful; to be useful
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)