deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
TV and radio listings (in newspaper, etc.)
viewer; (television) audience
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
cannot be compared with; no match for
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
materials; data; document
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
leaving everything up to someone else
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
by all means; by all costs
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
recommender; nominator; referee
ballot paper; voting paper
form; method; system; formula
several years; a few years
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
Committee for Election Administration
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
provisional; temporary; tentative
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
(losing the game to a) walk-off home run
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
I don't care what happens (after this)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
taking no notice of; paying no attention to