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dark horse

2

prize money (in boxing or pro wrestling); purse

4

better; preferable

2

to sell off; to sell completely

2

competitive eater

1

graded race; high-stakes race

2

entry in a race

1

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

1

consideration; thought

6

to deposit; to pay in

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

3

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

1

twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw

3

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

humming

13

unspecified large number (of people)

2

betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting

1

easy money

1

first match (in a series)

6

opening ceremony

1

seed

2

first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)

4

mafia

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

5

to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance

2

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

1

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

3

dong (of a bell or gong)

6

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

7

clientele; customer stratum

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

7

in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

2

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

3

to beat someone by ganging up on them

1

Morning star (weapon)

29

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

27

to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards

1

to feel the heat; to suffer from the heat; to complain of the heat; to swelter

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

3

staying behind; remaining; residual

24

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

2

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

2

outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track

2

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

3

firm; company

2

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

8

campfire

3

elite

6