gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
by all means; by all costs
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
had better ...; had better not ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
alone; by oneself; on one's own
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
looking on from afar; being a spectator
in succession; one after another
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that