I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
incision; operation; section
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
night watch; night sentry
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
wounded person; injured person
injured person; wounded person
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
the whole day; all the day
no exception; without exception; always the same
without eating or drinking
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
eating between meals; snacking
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy