rank; ranking order; hierarchy
gatekeeper (in suicide prevention); person who prevents others from committing suicide (by noticing they are depressed and talking to them about it, etc.); gatekeeper (in media, networking, etc.)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
popular entertainment; mass entertainment; public amusement
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
puppet; marionette; dummy
don't worry; no worries; never mind
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
special pardon; (general) amnesty
windfall; piece of good luck
identifying signal; recognition signal; (radio) call sign
Hamah (Syria); Hamer; Hammer
school district; school area
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
atomic reactor; nuclear reactor
shady online money-making
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
military service; combat experience
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world