to wait and see; to see how the land lies
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
comfort; consolation; diversion
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
overall victory; championship
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
clergyman; churchman; clergy
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
(various) languages; language group; language family
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
Damascus (Syria); Dimashq
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
throwaway; disposable; single-use
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
consecutive; continuous; successive
to talk the night away; to talk all night