I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
that; the matter in question
to ask; to enquire; to query
leaving everything up to someone else
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask