losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
aggression; invasion; raid
overlooking; turning a blind eye
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
national border; provincial border
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to summon courage; to be brave
participation; joining; entry; adherence
that's the way it is; such is life
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback