gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to challenge (a person) to a fight
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
arame (species of kelp, Eisenia bicyclis)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
imitation of classical styles
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
right in the center (centre)
good pitch (to hit); easy pitch
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
-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
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
in the end; on top of that