moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
voting; ballot; poll; vote
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
results of a vote; voting results
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
huh; I'll be damned; well!
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
sounding each other out; probing each other
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
competent; suitable; qualified
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
in the city; in the community
programme; program; plans; arrangements
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be in a weak position; (lit.) to stand downwind
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
troubled face; worried expression
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination