service center; call center
rampancy; prevalence; domination
fax; facsimile; fax machine
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
winner-takes-all (system)
(brute) force; using all one's might
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
majority group (party, faction)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
secretariat; executive office
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
answering machine; answer phone
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to win and advance to the next round
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
answering machine; answerphone
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one's share; one's portion
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
minority group (party); minority
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
in order; sequential; seriatim
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)