to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
participants; participating athletes
sightseer; spectator; viewer
bet; wager; stake; gamble
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to talk; to chat; to chatter
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook