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- beforehand
- earlier
- early
- first
- foremost
- forward
- in front
- in the forefront
- in the lead
- leading
- previously
- prior
- appraisal
- assessment
- estimation
- evaluation
- examination
- inspection
- investigation
- measurement
- rating
- survey
- test
- trial
- valuation
- all one's got
- attack
- bid
- crack
- dry run
- endeavor
- exertion
- experiment
- fling
- go
- header
- lick
- one's all
- one's darnedest
- one's level best
- pursuit
- shot
- action
- ante
- betting
- chance
- down on
- hazard
- long shot
- lot
- lottery
- odds
- odds on
- parlay
- play
- pledge
- plunge
- pot
- raffle
- adventurous
- audacious
- chin-up
- chivalrous
- confident
- courageous
- daring
- dashing
- dauntless
- defiant
- doughty
- fearless
- firm
- foolhardy
- forward
- gallant
- game
- claiming
- confrontation
- dare
- defiance
- demanding
- demur
- interrogation
- objection
- protest
- provocation
- remonstrance
- summons to contest
- test
- threat
- trial
- ultimatum
- adventitious
- at random
- casual
- contingent
- fluky
- fortuitous
- fortunate
- happy
- inadvertent
- incidental
- lucky
- odd
- offhand
- unforeseen
- unintentional
- unlooked for
- unplanned
- cartel
- defy
- provocation
- stump
- taunt
- believe
- calculate
- chance
- conjecture
- deduce
- deem
- divine
- estimate
- fancy
- fathom
- go out on a limb
- guesstimate
- happen upon
- hazard
- hypothesize
- infer
- judge
- baffle
- beard
- brave
- confront
- contemn
- dare
- defeat
- deride
- despise
- disregard
- elude
- face
- flout
- fly in face of
- foil
- front
- gibe
- be careless
- chance
- chance it
- expose
- hazard
- imperil
- lay on the line
- lay open
- leave defenseless
- leave in the middle
- make liable
- menace
- peril
- play into one's hands
- put at risk
- put in danger
- put on the spot
- article
- composition
- discussion
- disquisition
- dissertation
- explication
- exposition
- manuscript
- paper
- piece
- study
- theme
- thesis
- tract
- treatise
- R and D
- agreement
- analysis
- assay
- attempt
- check
- dissection
- dry run
- enterprise
- essay
- examination
- exercise
- experimentation
- fling
- measure
- observation
- operation
- advertise
- air
- bare
- betray
- brandish
- bring to light
- broadcast
- crack
- debunk
- denude
- dig up
- disclose
- display
- disport
- divulge
- exhibit
- feature
- betrayal
- confession
- construction
- divulgence
- exegesis
- explanation
- explication
- exposal
- exposition
- exposure
- interpretation
- revelation
- truth
- uncovering
- ambience
- atmosphere
- aura
- feeling
- finish
- impression
- mood
- palpation
- quality
- semblance
- sensation
- sense
- surface
- tactility
- taction
- touch
- vibes
- advanced
- ahead
- anterior
- facial
- first
- fore
- foremost
- forward
- frontal
- head
- headmost
- in the foreground
- leading
- obverse
- topmost
- vanward
- ventral
- action
- bet
- fling
- leap
- long shot
- lottery
- outside chance
- raffle
- risk
- shot in the dark
- spec
- stab
- throw of the dice
- toss up
- uncertainty
- venture
- wager
- alight
- bring down
- climb down
- come down
- descend
- disembark
- get off
- lower
- step down
- attempt
- cast lots
- draw lots
- gamble
- have a fling at
- hazard
- jeopardize
- play with fire
- plunge
- put eggs in one basket
- put it on the line
- roll the dice
- run the risk
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- stake
- stick one's neck out
- cast about
- examine
- explore
- feel blindly
- finger
- fish
- flounder
- fumble
- grabble
- handle
- manipulate
- poke
- pry
- root
- scrabble
- search
- touch
- attempt
- cast lots
- draw lots
- gamble
- go out on a limb
- hazard
- jeopardize
- play with fire
- plunge
- put eggs in one basket
- put it on the line
- roll the dice
- run the risk
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- stake
- stick one's neck out
- double trouble
- dynamite
- endangerment
- hot potato
- imperilment
- jeopardy
- peril
- risk
- risky business
- thin ice
- threat
- chance it
- compromise
- endanger
- expose
- hazard
- jeopard
- jeopardize
- jeopardy
- menace
- peril
- risk
- be careless
- chance
- chance it
- gamble
- hazard
- imperil
- lay on the line
- peril
- put at risk
- put in danger
- put in jeopardy
- risk
- stake
- subject to
- tempt fate
- threaten
- acknowledge
- bring out
- chime in
- come clean
- declare
- deliver
- divulge
- own
- own up
- say
- state
- tell
- throw out
- utter
- advance
- assay
- attempt
- bet
- brave
- challenge
- chance
- dare
- dare say
- defy
- endanger
- essay
- experiment
- expose
- feel
- front
- gamble
- adventure
- attempt
- be bold
- brave
- endanger
- endeavor
- gamble
- go ahead
- hazard
- pluck up
- presume
- risk
- run the risk
- speculate
- stake
- take a chance
- take heart
- accomplish
- achieve
- act
- act on
- advance
- be in action
- behave
- bend
- benefit
- bring about
- burn
- carry on
- click
- compel
- complete
- concern
- conduct
- ante
- buy in on
- chance
- dice
- game
- hazard
- lay down
- lay odds
- play against
- play the ponies
- pledge
- pony up
- put
- put money on
- risk
- set
- speculate
- dare
- hazard
- make book
- margin up
- play
- plunge
- pour money into
- spec
- stick neck out
- take a chance
- take a flier
- take a fling
- venture
- wildcat
- assume
- bank on
- be afraid
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- count on
- depend
- figure
- gather
- guess
- infer
- jump the gun
- posit
- postulate
- predicate
- premise
- be careless
- chance
- chance it
- gamble
- hazard
- imperil
- lay on the line
- peril
- put at risk
- put in danger
- risk
- stake
- subject to
- tempt fate
- threaten
- bestow
- billet
- board
- bunk
- domicile
- entertain
- give lodging
- harbor
- house
- lodge
- make welcome
- provide
- quarter
- take in
- accident
- contingency
- danger
- exposedness
- exposure
- flyer
- fortuity
- fortune
- gamble
- hazard
- header
- jeopardy
- liability
- liableness
- luck
- openness
- opportunity
- beat one's brains
- brainstorm
- build castles in air
- call it
- call the turn
- cerebrate
- chew over
- cogitate
- conjecture
- consider
- contemplate
- deliberate
- dope
- dope out
- excogitate
- figure
- figure out
- pale
- paling
- picket
- post
- rod
- spike
- stave
- stick
- attempt
- cast lots
- draw lots
- gamble
- go out on a limb
- have a fling at
- hazard
- jeopardize
- play with fire
- plunge
- put eggs in one basket
- put it on the line
- roll the dice
- run the risk
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- stake
- attempt
- do one's best
- drive for
- give a go
- give a whirl
- go after
- go all out
- go for
- have a crack
- have a go
- have a rip
- have a shot
- have a stab
- have a whack
- make a pass at
- make a stab
- make an attempt
- back
- bet
- brave
- buck the odds
- cast lots
- challenge
- cut the cards
- dare
- defy
- endanger
- face
- flip the coin
- game
- go for broke
- hazard
- imperil
- jeopardize
- adventure
- conjecture
- dare
- endanger
- gamble
- go for broke
- go out on limb
- guess
- imperil
- jeopardize
- presume
- proffer
- skate on thin ice
- speculate
- stake
- submit
- suppose
- all one's got
- best shot
- bid
- crack
- dab
- effort
- endeavor
- essay
- fling
- go
- jab
- pop
- shot
- slap
- stab
- striving
- struggle
- appraise
- audition
- check out
- demonstrate
- experiment
- fit
- give a try
- have a dry run
- have a fitting
- inspect
- practice
- probe
- prove
- put into practice
- put to the test
- sample
- scrutinize
- advance
- bring forward
- chip in
- come forward
- do on one's own volition
- enlist
- go in
- let oneself in for
- offer services
- present
- proffer
- propose
- put at one's disposal
- put forward
- sign up
- speak up
- stand up
- action
- ante
- bet
- challenge
- chunk
- fifty-fifty
- fighting chance
- flyer
- gamble
- handle
- hazard
- hedge
- hunch
- long shot
- odds on
- outside chance
- parlay
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