I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
threat; intimidation; menace
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
obedience; submission; resignation
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
means; way; method; measure
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
deep affection; dear; beloved
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
bluff; false show of power; bold front
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved