to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
threshold; breaking point
moment by moment; hour by hour
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
homeless; homeless person
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
(video) game developer; game designer
superiority; predominance
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (on TV, social media, etc.); face reveal
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
fusion cutting (of metals); plasma cutting; blowout (of a fuse)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
decimal point; radix point
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to take (be in) charge of
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context