trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
application; request; petition
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
individual; private person; personal; private
bet; wager; stake; gamble
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
gambling den; gambling house
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
riskiness; (level of) danger
to spread; to be propagated
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to be profitable; to yield a profit
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange