hearsay; rumor; grapevine
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
help; assistance; service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
pointing out; identification