I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
current issues; current topics
while; even though; despite
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
speech; expression; wording; language
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
dispersing; breaking up; running away
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about