to fight against; to oppose; to face
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to watch over; to watch attentively
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
notice; attention; observation
percentage of votes counted so far
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to repeat; to do something over again
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
in the same way as; just like
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
don't you think?; indicates question
genuine article; real thing; real deal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in comparison to; rather than
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly