king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
home area; home town; local
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
what kind of; what sort of; what
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
historical play; period drama
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
if so; in that case; in that situation
don't you think?; indicates question
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
as (for); for; in the capacity of
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to show up; to appear; to turn up
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present