gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
a cut above; one step above
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be relieved; to feel relieved
being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.); poor (handwriting); unscrupulous
twice; again; second time
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
matter of time; question of time
six (long cylindrical things)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to lay aside; to set aside