general; popular; common; typical
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
nine parts; nine percent; almost
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to become distant; to recede
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
electricity; (electric) light
again (and again); once again; yet again
middle of the night; dead of night
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
wrong; different; not like that
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of