continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to try to do; to attempt to do
no problem; it doesn't matter
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
shady; underhanded; questionable
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
a glance; a look; a glimpse
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
wish; desire; ambition; choice
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone