passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
posing; pretending; mock-up
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to incur someone's enmity
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
joining a political party
piece; fragment; one (object)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
established fact; fait accompli
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
developer (of software, video games, etc.)
impact of publicity or propaganda
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on