gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to some extent; to a certain extent
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
handheld game console; portable game console
video game; computer game; console game
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
steady progress; rapid advance
video game hardware; video game console
change; transition; vicissitudes
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
order; directive; instructions; command
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced