incident; affair; happening; event
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
of course; certainly; naturally
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be surprised; to be astonished
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
please (give me); please (do for me)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance