I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
upper half of the body; upper body
union; joining; conjugation
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
compulsory subject; required subject
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
staying behind; remaining; residual
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
picking; collecting; harvesting
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
I see; that's right; indeed
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how