dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
rising; ascending; climbing
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to ask a question; to ask questions
but; however; provided that
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
question; inquiry; enquiry
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
way; method; means; resource; course
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
number of times; frequency; count
to get change back; to be more than enough
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
pointing out; identification
in case of; at that time; at this time
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
otherwise; or else; if not
how; in what way; how about; questionable
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent