I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
three times; thrice; third (interval)
frequency (of occurrence)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
early on; earlier on; from early
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
news programme; news program
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
late at night; at a late hour
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to be worried; to be troubled
person concerned; interested party; related party
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous