general election (of the lower house)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
historic; historical; traditional
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
raising an army; launching business
the new left (school of thought)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
conservative government; conservative administration
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
democracy; democratic nation
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
interest; rights; concession
about; concerning; related to; -ish
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
solid (an assured, a safe) vote; solid (assured) support
number of votes polled; poll votes
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless