wheat; barley; oat (oats)
production; output; turning out
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
entry into port; arriving in harbor
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
considerably; fairly; quite
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to not believe one's ears
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
government management; state management
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
battle of wits; contest of wits
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest