... years old; age (of) ...
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
important person; strategic person; key figure
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
call; summons; convening; convocation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
reason for being; raison d'être
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
don't you think?; indicates question
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least