My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
witnessing; observing; sighting
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
letter; missive; note; mail
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
every year; yearly; annually
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
postcard; memo; note; card
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to collect; to assemble; to gather
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess