information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
bet; wager; stake; gamble
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
myself; yourself; I; me; you
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
do-or-die game; crucial contest
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
meaning; significance; sense
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
about; concerning; related to; -ish
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
process; course; mechanism
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know