to compete with; to vie for
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to tower over the surroundings
to smash down; to beat in
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
simple honesty; tactless frankness
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
free-to-play; without paying
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to be intimate with; to befriend
to become better; to improve
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to rank next to; to come after
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
popular person; favorite; favourite
to chase; to run after; to pursue
sorry; excuse me; thank you
game arcade; video arcade
curfew; lockdown; grounding