plural; multiple; several
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
tool; implement; means; furniture
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
from the beginning; from scratch
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
cee-lo (dice gambling game)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
piece; fragment; one (object)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
beforehand; in advance; previously
taking the field first, thus batting second
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
dated; date; fixed; external
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
steady; firm; solid; secure
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why