vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
first place; head position; leading position
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
story; tale; talk; discussion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment