bet; wager; stake; gamble
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
desperately; for one's dear life
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to underrate; to make light of
nightlife; night amusements
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to practice magic; to practise magic
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
heir; inheritor; successor
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly