heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
dropout; quitter; deserter
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
life and death; life or death
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
the ocean; the great deep
senior high school; high school
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
supporting role (actor); minor role
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
setting a place; setting the table
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
moving; touching; stirring
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to subsist; to keep on living
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
exemption; exoneration; discharge
second; number two; runner-up
February; second month of the lunar calendar
cosmetics; toilet articles
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman