battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
in search of; in order to look for
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
very much; very many; more and more
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
very rich person; the super rich
level; standard; water level
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
relatively; comparatively
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
competent; suitable; qualified
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize