dominate an adversary

quickness of apprehension, intelligence, sharpness

cudgel-playing, fencing

amorous toying, love-making, gallantry, amour

gambling

arrogance, obstinacy

litigation, the process of taking legal action

sleight of hand, juggling or conjuring trick

Hypocrisy, fraud, deceit, shamelessness.

betrayal of trust, treachery, trickery, deceitfulness, fraud, imposture

wink, seeing with the evil eye

Coquettishness, coquetry.

fraud, deceit, imposture, deception

bred, reared with spoiling affection

speculate, contemplate

taunting, passing comments, booing

to lay a bet, to wager, to stake

be in a losing state

to satirize

dissension, disruption, disagreement that leads to discord, act of creating disturbance in relations