rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
how many people; a number of people
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
somehow; for some reason or other
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
several people; a few people
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
after school (at the end of the day)
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be worried; to be troubled
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why