(hear - hears - am hearing - am hearing - are hearing ) some music coming from down stairs. - - think thinks

You can improve on your songwriting skills, this one has potential to be liked by people :)

id say it means hes fearful and/or cautious

have a good day

from the political point of view it could be said that the candidate   is an effective speaker because she takes a strong position on the issue. it is an open discussion but probably she is making a presentation and can choose which subjects she wants to address. she is very likely to attain her aim which is to convince voters to accept her proposal.