appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
refutation; rebuttal; retort
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
transfer of permanent domicile (as recorded in the family register); transfer of school register
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
study; learning; tutorial
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything