speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
will; testament; last request
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to fall off; to tumble down
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to begin to walk; to set out
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
successively; one after another
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
long military service; having experienced many battles
brave warrior; hero; brave man
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
absence; disregard; indifference
greeting; a fine thing to say
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
preparation; arrangements