swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
dropout; quitter; deserter
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
assortment; product lineup
the ocean; the great deep
friction; discord; strife
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
living together; communal life; cohabitation
existence; possession; having; limited company
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
to subsist; to keep on living
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
fucking; screwing; having sex
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
marking; grading; scoring
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
as far as the eye can see
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)