one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to have one's name entered (in a list)
being very popular; being in great demand
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
moment to quit; way to quit
personal; individual; private
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
attack; assault; attempt; try
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
overall victory; championship
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
probability; likelihood; chances
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
inspection; examination; survey
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
how long; how far; how much
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
inferior goods; faulty item
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham