bet; wager; stake; gamble
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
gambling den; gambling house
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting
every person; each one; everybody
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
100,000; hundred thousand
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
great laughter; burst of laughter
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
success; prosperity; boom
to continue (going along some trend)
parting; separation; farewell
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
the same; the said; likewise
opposite; reverse; contrary
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to join forces; to cooperate
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be helpful; to be useful
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly