environment; circumstance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
all times and places; all ages and countries
gambling den; gambling house
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
race (of people); type of person
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
society; public; community; social studies
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
immediately; right away; on the spot
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to cease; to stop; to be over
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
on one hand; on the other hand
illegal; illicit; unlawful
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
yoke; constraints; oppression
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
small change; coins; small sum of money
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
guardian; protector; patron; parent
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to care for someone; to look after someone
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration