voters; electorate; constituents
damage; injury; defamation; harm
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
partnership; (same-sex) partnership
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
ripple (on water); wavelet
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
several years; a few years
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
one's thought and beliefs
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
branch; branch office; subdivision
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
subordinate; dependent; subsidiary; subservient
to temper thoroughly; to train well
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
be (that) as it may; having said that
pair; the two; both persons; both things