royal capital; imperial capital
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
episode; anecdote; vignette
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to have a talk; to tell a story
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
control; management (e.g. of a business)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)