roll of all ones (dice); snake eyes
particularly; only; in the case of
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
everybody; every last one of them; all
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
sure; alright; fine; go ahead
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
to make a vow; to take an oath
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
infancy; childhood; tender age
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
just because; even if; even though
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
concession; conciliation; compromise
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending