to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
examination; investigation; prosecution
to ask; to enquire; to query
curious; strange; unusual
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
counsel; defender; advocate
absence; disregard; indifference
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
history of; experience of
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
menstruation; menstrual period
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
very much; very many; more and more
newspaper report; press reporting
such; like that; in that way
to have a relationship; to have relations
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
secret; private; surreptitious
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
question; inquiry; enquiry
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
smoothly; easily; readily
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
incident; affair; happening; event
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
out of character; unlike one
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish