preference; priority; precedence
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
company; corporation; workplace
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to subsist; to keep on living
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
championship; title (of champion)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
both; both sides; both parties
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
that's true; of course; obviously
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to