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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

6

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

3

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

2

continuing one's education into university

1

race

1

starting line (in a race); start line; starting point

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

2

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge

1

constipation

1

the very best; utmost

4

condition

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

3

cooked rice; meal

2

to sit on a seat

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

2

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

2

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

1

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

2

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

3

to show interest in

1

Japanese Western-style envelope (opening on the long dimension; numbered 0-7, each with different sizes)

8

envelope

41

foil stamping; hot stamping; gold tooling (a book); gilt tooling

1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

6

wax

2

seal

2

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

4

tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

2

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

1

message

15

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

4

to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal

1

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

2

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

judge; selector

1

messenger

5

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

1

sealing wax

18

desk

10

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

4

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

2