gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
dispute; argument; contention
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
headquarters; head office; main office
to take command; to give direction
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
examination; consideration; test; quiz
smiley (face made up of characters); emoticon
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
climbing to the summit; summiting
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
penalty; sentence; punishment
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to gain strength; to increase ability
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
drama; theatre; theater; play