I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
more than anything; above all else
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
automatic; intransitive verb
training; drill; practice; discipline
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
macro; macro (instruction)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
way (of doing); manner; method; means
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
government; administration
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to collect; to assemble; to gather
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
storehouse; warehouse; godown
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around