I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to do together; to share; to participate in
to be filled to bursting; to burst
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
door; gate; opening; title page
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
scenery; scene; landscape
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
sound of voice; vocal sound
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
long distance relationship
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
favourite aeroplane, camera or other machine (favorite, airplane)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
comparatively; relatively
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely