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election day

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last day; final day

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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deterioration; changing for the worse

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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how long; how much; to what extent

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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disappointment; despair

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permanent national policy

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putting off; postponing

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to call again; to call someone back

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exit poll

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considerably; fairly; quite

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electoral district; precinct

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proportion

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang

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base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer

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in addition

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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bunch of flowers; bouquet

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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two weeks; fortnight

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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to burn; to get fired up

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ward assemblyman; ward councillor

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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concern; interest

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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trust

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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parliamentary seat

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acquisition; possession

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relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

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resignation (from a position)

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board or officer's meeting

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to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

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