I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
snake; serpent; large snake
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to have a talk; to tell a story
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
factory; plant; mill; workshop
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
go that far; to that extent
even if not; even without
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to pick up; to find; to gather
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he