Bloodletting at Sazka

Glossary of difficult words

bloodletting - the violent wounding of people during a war or conflict;

bil - billion (crowns, in this case);

guise - an external form, appearance or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something;

scuttlebutt - rumor, gossip;

a cool--- - used to emphasize a specified quantity or amount, esp. of money;

consolation prize - a prize awarded to a competitor who narrowly fails to win or who finishes last;

to allude to - to suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at;

to scope out - to assess; to weigh up;

body - in this sense, information or details that one would prefer to keep confidential;

to go to the mattresses - to go to war with a rival clan or family.