... all over again (repeating the same failure)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
bet; wager; stake; gamble
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
in that manner; like that
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
second basement level; subbasement
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit