fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
waste of time; killing time
repechage; revival series
results of a vote; voting results
practice; practising; training; study
ballot paper; voting paper
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
number of votes polled; poll votes
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
prohibited item; banned item
perfect; complete; flawless
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
trade; buying and selling
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
please be careful; please take care
secretariat; executive office
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
share; portion; quota; cut
to win and advance to the next round
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people