standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
brand name; trade name; product name
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
convenient; handy; useful
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort