to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be too numerous; to be too much
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
open; public; official; overt
mundane; commonplace; ordinary
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
death penalty; capital punishment
sphere; circle; range; category
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
strange disease; rare disease
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK