1 to piece together

2 to join together

3 to stake all

4 adventurous

5 at the risk of one's life

6 to spell

1 to do one's utmost

2 with all one's might

3 at all costs

4 (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

1 jigsaw puzzle

1 template

2 (architecture) formwork

1 variant: 老板 lǎo bǎn

1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter

2 scrupulous attention to detail

1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail