1 tallest

2 highest

3 supreme (court etc)

1 class

2 rank

3 grade

4 equal to

5 same as

6 to wait for

7 to await

8 et cetera

9 and so on

10 et al. (and other authors)

11 after

12 as soon as

13 once

1 to wait

2 to wait for

1 grade

2 rank

3 status

1 surname Gao

1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)

2 fig. to cross swords with

3 to lock horns

1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what

1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)

2 one should constantly strive to make progress

1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt