victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
insufficient (money, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
very likely; very probable
bet; wager; stake; gamble
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
even so; anyhow; at any rate
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
one's person; around one's person
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
ancestor; forefather; foremother
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application