(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(literary) they (about women or girls)

(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

wish; desire / prayer / request

star

賭け: gambling, betting / 掛: credit / soba served in a hot soup

成り掛ける: to be on the verge, to be on the brink.

when it comes to... / in the filed of...

to call by phone

to address someone, to direct, to do (something to someone) / to be about to, to begin / in the middle of, to begin (not complete)