to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
this world; this life; world of the living
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
negotiations; discussions; connection
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
war; fighting; fierce competition
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated