I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
underworld; underside of society
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to backfire; to have a harmful result
no way to do; nothing can be done
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
considerably; greatly; a lot
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to trample flat; to beat a path
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
cooking; food preparation
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)