gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
two persons; two people; pair; couple
worst; poor and boring; uncool
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
petty swindling; petty swindler
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
and; thereupon; because of that
last night; yesterday evening
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
touting; tout; barker; pander
testimony; (verbal) evidence
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan