I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
ingredient; component; composition
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to subsist; to keep on living
technical; technological; practical
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
how many years; how long; what year
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
sickroom; hospital room; ward
in the same way as; just like
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
process; course; mechanism
initial state; initial condition
resemblance; similarity; analogy
very likely; very probable
(not) even once; (not) ever
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
whichever one chooses; either way
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both