In Las Vegas, I tell the dealer to "hit me" when I want another card in this game
Blackjack
This is the fraudulent taking of funds with which one has been entrusted
Embezzlement
This finished border on a garment is made by folding an edge under & stitching it down
a HEM
You can invest in shares of it, or you can use the beef or chicken type to make soup
Stock
France:
This country to the north
Belgium
Embezzlement, tax evasion & mail fraud are all examples of this type of crime
White-collar
Objection! This, a statement by a witness about something he or she didn't see
Hearsay
This climbing vine is known to cover the walls of older college buildings
Ivy
To emerge from an egg, or an opening or door on an aircraft
Hatch
Mexico:
Just to the southeast
Belize
Songs featured on it include "Dear Prudence" & "Happiness is a Warm Gun" by the beatles.
The "white album"
This term doesn't mean you get extra parsley, rather that a third party withholds wages
Garnishment
A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air, or a small amount of liquor
a nip
Happening now, or the motion of the ocean
A current
Romania:
A Balkan buddy
Bulgaria
Thanks to a group of science students, in 2006 this largest mammal of Alabama became the state's official mammal
The black bear
Oddly, this term for a trial postponement comes from the Latin for "uninterrupted"
Continuance
A narrow bed made of canvas on a collapsible frame
a cot
It can mean to grow or sprout like a plant, or to engage in passive activity like kicking back & watching TV
Vegetate
Paraguay:
These 2
Bolivia & Brazil
Expression meaning an unwanted possession that's hard to get rid of
a white elephant
Thanks for not leaving a will, grandpa! Now you're considered this, & your goods are distributed by state law
Intestate
It's the possessive form of thou
Thy
It's the answer to a problem, or a homogenous liquid that's a mixture of 2 or more substances
A Solution
India:
Burma & these other 2
Bangladesh & Bhutan