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miracle; wonder; marvel

2

sum total; total amount

1

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

8

banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

reward; honorarium; remuneration

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

1

script; libretto; scenario

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

masochist; masochism

1

to make a fool of someone

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

3

entrance

1

metal detector

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

2

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

2

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

4

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

4

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

2

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

this sort of

1

show; exhibition; spectacle

2

to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

act; deed; conduct

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

apology

1

one's share; one's portion

2

happy

1

access

2

eight; 8

3

account (e.g. bank)

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

retirement

1

second

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2