My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
nine parts; nine percent; almost
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
notice; attention; observation
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to become distant; to recede
bedside; near one's pillow
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
electricity; (electric) light
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
again (and again); once again; yet again
middle of the night; dead of night
father; dad; husband; you; he
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
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
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
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice