dressing oneself; personal grooming
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
author; writer; novelist; artist
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(not) so much; (not) that much
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
biological child; one's own child
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
this (very thing); this precisely
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
long; drawn-out; very long
episode; anecdote; vignette
insertion; incorporation; infixing
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
large amount of money; great cost
capital; funds; seed money; asset
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza