passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
misleading (someone); misdirecting; leading astray; manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
consumption; expenditure; spending
later on; eventually; afterwards
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
personal delivery; handing over in person
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
throwing good money after bad
to throw down the drain; to waste
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to fall into another's hands
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid
to check; to stop; to keep back
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
debit; withdrawal; pulling (one's opponent) down; frontal pull-down; hiki-otoshi
periodic; regular; routine
remittance; sending money; transferring money
several times; a few times
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
self-control; self-restraint
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
well versed; thorough knowledge