rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preliminary investigation; preparation
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
Europe and America; the West
study; research; investigation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
mental; spiritual; emotional
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
useless; vain; aimless; idle
one's family (home) background (environment)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)