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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

3

pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

2

ability; skill; facility

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

5

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

joker

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

2

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

wild card; wildcard

1

to get in touch with

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

posterity; future life; life to come

1

seniority; predecessor

3

morning clouds

1

mountain clouds; (arch.) mountains and clouds

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

2

to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret

1

another or separate order

2

self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest

1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

1

radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer

1

it is I who should say so

1

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

what sort; what kind

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

3

cadet

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

6

valley

3

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

3

Japanese (people, language, style)

1

side

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

4

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

3

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par

1

put (i.e. a put option)

1

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

2

Ure

2

weapon

2

first-aid (treatment)

1

to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

1

shoulder

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

2

to whistle

2

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

1